Ferrimagnetism in the rare earth titanium (III) oxides, RTiO3; R = Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm

The series of compounds RTiO3, R = Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, and Tm, were obtained as single-phase materials via solid state reaction between Ti2O3 and R2O3 at ca. 1500°C in welded molybdenum crucibles under argon; YbTiO3 and LuTiO3 could not be obtained as single-phase materials using this procedure. Lattice constants for all compounds were determined from powder X-ray data and are compared with previous results. All of these materials order …