Abstract:
The effect of local structure on the magnetic and transport properties of the layered perovskites has been investigated. The samples PrBaCo(2)O(5+delta), (delta = 0.80 and 0.67) crystallize in the same 112 type tetragonal structure but have different magnetic ground states. Extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy has been employed to explain the changes in magnetic interactions based on the rotation and tilting of CoO polyhedra in these oxygen-rich double perovskites.