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SrLaCuNbO6and SrLaCuTaO6are Jahn–Teller distorted double perovskites with completeB-site ordering. The crystal structure of SrLaCuTaO6has been solved by refinement of neutron powder diffraction data at 323 (triclinic), 573 (monoclinic) and 923 K (body-centered monoclinic). Synchrotron X-ray and electron diffraction reveal local-scale features similar to those seen in ferroelectric perovskites, and also inA-site ordered perovskites exhibiting nanoscale periodicities. The crystal structure of SrLaCuNbO6was solved by refinement of synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data at 673 and 1273 K. Because of the high resolution of the synchrotron, adjustments to these structure models were necessary in order to account for profile irregularities resulting from the local-scale behavior. |