Preparation, cell constants, and some magnetic properties of CeScO3

CeScO3 was prepared for the first time by arc-melting appropriate amounts of CeO2, Sc2O3, and Sc. The x-ray powder pattern was indexed on an orthorhombic, GdFeO3-type cell, with cell constants (A°) a = 5.787(3), b = 8.047(8), c = 5.626(4). Magnetic susceptibility data on powdered samples from 4.2K to 300K were obtained. The data do not obey the Curie-Weiss Law in this temperature range and this behaviour is ascribed to crystal field effects. …