Recently, the ferroelectromagnet YMnO
3 has been the focus of interest because it exhibits both antiferromagnetism (Néel temperature
80 K) and ferroelectricity (Curie temperature
914 K). There have been no reports of complete
YMn1−xMxO3 solid solutions in which substitution of the foreign
M cation preserves the hexagonal P6
3cm structure. In contrast there exist several homeotypic phases with the general formula,
Ln1+nCunMO3+3n (
n