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Formation of the orthorhombic phase of perovskite crystals with 3d elements has been considered and models of the crystal structures of LaMnO3, LaTiO3, YTiO3, LaVO3, and YVO3 have been constructed. A generalization of the results of previous studies has been performed with allowance for the effect of T 2g distortions. An analysis of local symmetrized distortions has shown that the structure of compounds with Ti3+ and V3+ ions is determined by the “rotational” distortions of the T 1g type (Q x , Q y , Q z ); the T 2g distortions are only secondary. At the same time, in LaMnO3 of special importance are Jahn-Teller E g distortions. All the crystals examined exhibit a strong coupling between the lattice and electronic degrees of freedom, which manifests itself in strong vibronic effects. In particular, the terms of the vibronic Hamiltonian that are quadratic in Q x , Q y , and Q z determine the orbital structure of t 2g compounds.
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Original Russian Text © A.A. Mozhegorov, A.V. Larin, A.E. Nikiforov, 2008, published in Fizika Metallov i Metallovedenie, 2008, Vol. 105, No. 3, pp. 235–244.
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Mozhegorov, A.A., Larin, A.V. & Nikiforov, A.E. Structure and lattice distortions of orthorhombic crystals with 3d ions. Phys. Metals Metallogr. 105, 219–227 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11508-008-3002-4
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