Structural and electrical properties of lead-free perovskite ceramic: Ba(In1/2Nb1/2)O3

Lead-free perovskite Ba(In_1/2Nb_1/2)O₃ was prepared by conventional ceramic fabrication technique at 1350 °C/5 h in air atmosphere. The crystal symmetry, space group and unit cell dimensions were determined from Rietveld analysis using FullProf software whereas crystallite size and lattice strain were estimated from Williamson-Hall approach. XRD analysis of the compound indicated the formation of a single-phase cubic structure with the space group Pm3m. EDAX and SEM studies were carried out in order to evaluate the quality and purity of the compound. Complex impedance as well as electric modulus analyses suggested the dielectric relaxation to be of non-Debye type. The correlated barrier hopping (CBH) model was employed to successfully explain the mechanism of charge transport in Ba(In_1/2Nb_1/2)O₃.     

双层钙钛矿La1.8Ca1.2Mn2O7磁性相关I-V非线性与电输运性质

采用传统固相反应法制备了双层钙钛矿结构锰氧化物La_1.8Ca_1.2Mn₂O₇陶瓷,并用X射线粉末衍射法,扫描电镜,HL5500PC Hall效应分析仪和综合物性测量系统(PPMS)对其磁、电性质进行了表征.结果表明:经过两次高温烧结可合成具有双层Sr₃Ti₂O₇型四方结构的La_1.8Ca_1.2Mn_2<     

钙钛矿型Pr1-xRbxMnO3 (0.05≤x≤0.08)的合成和性质

将Rb⁺掺杂到PrMnO₃体系,合成出Pr_1-xRb_xMnO₃ (0.05≤x≤0.08),X射线衍射表明该系列化合物都为正交相, 空间群为Pnma. 磁性研究发现, 该系列化合物在高于200 K时符合居里-外斯定律; 在低温时表现出一定的自旋玻璃态的性质, 说明在低温下存在着铁磁和反铁磁的相互竞争. 同时测试了化合物Pr_0.92Rb_0.08MnO_3.02在0和2 T下的电阻-温度曲线,计算出该化合物为半导体带隙约0.3 eV,116 K时其磁阻变化率大,约为30%.     

Magnetic properties of RE0.7Ca0.3Mn0.95Fe0.05O3 (RE=Sm and Gd) manganites at low temperature

The magnetic properties of RE_0.7Ca_0.3Mn_0.95Fe_0.05O₃ perovskite with rare-earth cations (RE=Sm and Gd) were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, Mössbauer spectroscopy, and low temperature (4.2-266 K) magnetization measurements. Structural characterization of these compounds shows that they both have orthorhombic (Pbnm) structure. The Mössbauer spectra show clear evidence of local structural distortion of the Mn(Fe)O₆ octahedron, which is based on the non-zero nuclear quadrupole interactions for high-spin Fe³⁺ ions. It was found that the local structural distortion increases significantly when Sm³⁺ is replaced by Gd³⁺. This distortion is attributed to the Jahn-Teller coupling strength as estimated from the Mössbauer effect results. The magnetic results indicate that the Curie temperature decreases as a result of replacing Sm by Gd. This is due to the decrease of the average A-site cationic radius 〈r_A〉. The rapid increase of magnetization at low temperature indicates the magnetic ordering of rare earth ions at the A-site.     

Observation of mixed-phase behavior in the Mn-doped cobaltite La0.7Sr0.3Co1−xMnxO3 (x=0-0.5)

Studies on La_0.7Sr_0.3Co_1−xMn_xO₃ (x=0-0.5) compounds evidence that the interaction between Mn and Co ions in this system is antiferromagnetic super-exchange and not ferromagnetic (FM) double-exchange (DE). As a result, antiferromagnetism and magnetic glassiness develop steadily with increasing Mn content and the system becomes a spin glass at x∼0.1. Analyses of high-field magnetization data indicate that the system consists of two major phases: a metallic FM phase which magnetically saturates in rather low field, and an insulating non-FM phase which has a linear dependence of magnetization on magnetic field. In the low doping regime, the fraction of the non-FM component expands with temperature at the expense of the FM phase and becomes maximal at T_C. Ferromagnetism reappears in highly doped (x≥0.2) compounds due to the presence of DE interaction between the Mn ions. The small volume fraction of the FM phase derived from the M(H) data in high-field region supports the coexistence of insulating and FM behaviors in the highly doped samples.     

A variable temperature EPR study of the manganites (La1/3Sm2/3)2/3SrxBa0.33−xMnO3 (x=0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.33): Small polaron hopping conductivity and Griffiths phase

Four manganite samples of the series, (La_1/3Sm_2/3)_2/3Sr_xBa_0.33−xMnO₃, with x=0.0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.33, were investigated by X-band (∼9.5 GHz) electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) in the temperature range 4-300 K. The temperature dependences of EPR lines and linewidths of the samples with x=0.0, 0.1 and 0.2, containing Ba²⁺ ions, exhibit similar behavior, all characterized by the transition temperatures (T_C) to ferromagnetic states in the 110-150 K range. However, the sample with x=0.33 (containing no Ba²⁺ ions) is characterized by a much higher T_C=205 K. This is due to significant structural changes effected by the substitution of Ba²⁺ ions by Sr²⁺ ions. There is an evidence of exchange narrowing of EPR lines near T_min, where the linewidth exhibits the minimum. Further, a correlation between the temperature dependence of the EPR linewidth and conductivity is observed in all samples, ascribed to the influence of small-polaron hopping conductivity in the paramagnetic state. The peak-to-peak EPR linewidth was fitted to ΔB_pp(T)=ΔB_pp,min+A/Texp(−E_a/k_BT), with E_a=0.09 eV for x=0.0, 0.1 and 0.2 and E_a=0.25 eV for x=0.33. From the published resistivity data, fitted here to σ(T)∝1/T exp(−E_σ/k_BT), the value of E_σ, the activation energy, was found to be E_σ=0.18 eV for samples with x=0.0, 0.1 and 0.2 and E_σ=0.25 eV for the sample with x=0.33. The differences in the values of E_a and E_σ in the samples with x= 0.0, 0.1and 0.2 and x=0.33 has been ascribed to the differences in the flip-flop and spin-hopping rates. The presence of Griffiths phase for the samples with x=0.1 and 0.2 is indicated; it is characterized by coexistence of ferromagnetic nanostructures (ferrons) and paramagnetic phase, attributed to electronic phase separation.     

Study of the glassy magnetic behaviour and charge-ordering phase transitions in La0.75Ca0.25FeO3−δ perovskite

Abstract

In this work, La_0.75Ca_0.25FeO_3?δ perovskite sample was prepared by the coprecipitation method. The nanoparticle was found to crystallize in the orthorhombic (Pbnm) phase as confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopic (TEM). The oxygen non-stoichiometry (δ) and magnetic states of iron ions (three magnetic sextets and non-magnetic doublet) were investigated by Mössbauer spectroscopy at room temperature (RT). The shape of the magnetic hysteresis loop of the sample reveals the existence of a weak ferromagnetism at RT. The magnetization vs. temperature curves, measured in the 9 to 200 K range, showed that the sample exhibits two magnetic-phase transition temperatures at 29 K (T_g) and 120 K (T_CO). The magnetization isotherms, M (H), around these magnetic-phase transition temperatures for the sample are analyzed.     

Properties of manganite/ruthenate superlattices with ultrathin layers

The properties of manganite/ruthenate superlattices are reviewed with a specific focus on the manganite/ruthenate interface. La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃/SrRuO₃ and Pr_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃/SrRuO₃ superlattices grow with a high crystalline perfection as illustrated in the figure to the right: at the interface the individual cation species can be clearly identified, interdiffusion is marginal. The superlattices show magnetization processes with an intricate interplay between magnetocrystalline anisotropy, size of the layer magnetization, spin confinement and interfacial antiferromagnetic interlayer coupling. There is further an unprecedented Curie temperature stabilization at room temperature values of the La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ layers in the superlattices down to layer thicknesses of one unit cell. The magnetotransport properties, especially the Hall effect, indicate the existence of a quasi‐two‐dimensional hole gas at the La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃/SrRuO₃ interface; this is further supported by an analysis of cation displacements as determined from scanning transmission electron microscopy. The manganite/ruthenate interface might be considered as a model system for the study of interfacial reconstruction and charge transfer in a highly correlated ferromagnetic system.