RT Journal Article T1 Electron energy loss spectroscopy in ACrO3 (A = Ca, Sr and Pb) perovskites A1 Arévalo López, Ángel M. A1 Castillo Martínez, Elisabet A1 Alario Franco, Miguel Ángel AB We present the experimental ELNES spectra of the Cr-L2,3 and O-K edges in three high pressure synthesized perovskites, ACrO3 (A = Ca, Sr and Pb). A comparison of the experimental spectra against the theoretical calculations shows the influence of the A cation in the features of the spectrum. The Cr-L2,3 multiplet structure of these perovskites shows similar integrated intensity ratio (IL3/IL2) between them and with the CrO2, implying that all of them are indeed composed by Cr4+. But the O-K pre-edge observed in CrO2, typical of its d3L character (L-ligand hole), is not present in these perovskites. The effect of the A cation manifests itself in the O-K edge. The different features in the peak edges are caused by the change in the interaction between oxygen and the A cation from being via p orbitals (with Pb) to being via d orbitals (with Ca, Sr). The experimental spectra of the samples are reproduced well by the presented DFT calculations. PB Institute of Physics SN 0953-8984 YR 2008 FD 2008 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/53017 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/53017 LA spa NO CONACYT México DS Docta Complutense RD 18 abr 2025