While increased filling of d-orbitals leads to an overall trend of reduced ionic diameter for the 3d transition metals, magnetostriction especially for V, Cr, Mn and Co due to unpaired 3d electrons is behind abnormal deviation from the general trends ( Table 1 ).
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First principles study for band engineering of KNbO<sub>3</sub> with 3d transition metal substitution.
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