Patent ID: 8282728

Claim:
A material, having a formula: AM 1−x M′ x M″ y O 3+y where A is Sc, Y, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Al, Zn, In, Ga, Ti, Sn, Fe, Mg, or a combination thereof; M is Sc, Y, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Al, Zn, In, Ga, Ti, Sn, Fe, Mg, or a combination thereof, or M is a 1:1 mixture of M A and M B cations where M A is Zn, Mg, or Cu, and M B is Ti or Sn; M′ is Mn, Fe, Al, Ga, In, or a combination thereof, M′ is a +3 cation, and at least some M′ 3+ cations are bound to oxygen in trigonal bipyramidal coordination as M′O 5 ; M″ is Mg, Zn, Cu, or a combination thereof; x is greater than 0.0 but less than or equal to 0.8; y is an integer ranging from 0-15; at least one of M and M′ comprises Al, Ga, or In; and M is not Al when y=0, M′ is Mn and A is Y, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, or Lu.