Solid State Sciences 13 (2011) 326e330

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Properties and high-pressure behavior of a ternary lead oxide Pb2MnO4 Hélène Serier-Brault*, Martin Jansen Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstrasse 1, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany

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Article history: Received 14 October 2010 Received in revised form 17 November 2010 Accepted 18 November 2010 Available online 30 November 2010

Pb2MnO4 and Sr-doped Pb2MnO4 powders have been synthesized along the Pechini process. Partial substitution of Pb2þ by Sr2þ has been effective up to 2 at.%. Beyond this value, secondary phases appeared among others PbO or SrMnO3. The effect of high pressures (