Fe-doping induced Griffiths-like phase in La0.7Ba0.3CoO3

The effect of Fe-doping on the magnetic properties of the ABO3-type perovskite cobaltites La0.7Ba0.3Co1 yFeyO3 (0 ≤ y ≤ 0.80) is reported.With no apparent structural change in any doped sample,the Curie temperature (TC) and the magnetization (M) are greatly suppressed for y ≤ 0.30 samples,while a distinct increase in TC for the y = 0.40 sample is observed.With the further increase of Fe concentration,TC increases monotonically.Griffiths-like phases in 0.40 ≤ y ≤ 0.60 samples are confirmed.The formation of the Griffiths-like phase is ascribed to B-site disordering induced isolation of ferromagnetic (FM) clusters above TC.     

The electrical transport behavior of Zn-treated Zn1-xMnxO bulks

Zn1-xMnxO bulks have been prepared by the solid state reaction method. Zn vapor treatment has been carried out to adjust the carrier concentration. For the Zn treated Zn1-xMnxO bulks, analysis of the temperature dependence of resistance and the field dependence of magnetoresistance demonstrates that the bound magnetic polarons (BMPs) play an important role in the electrical transport behavior. The hopping of BMPs dominates the electrical conduction behavior when temperature is below 170 K. At low temperature,paramagnetic Zn1-xMnxO bulks show a large magnetoresistance effect,which indicates that the large magnetoresistance effect in transition-metal doped ZnO dilute magnetic semiconductors is independent of their magnetic states.     

Electron spin resonance investigation of the substitution of Fe3^＋ for Ti4^＋ ions in rutile TiO2 single crystal

A Fe doped rutile TiO 2 single crystal is grown in an O 2 atmosphere by the floating zone technique.Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra clearly demonstrate that Fe 3+ ions are substituted for the Ti 4+ ions in the rutile TiO 2 matrix.Magnetization measurements reveal that the Fe:TiO 2 crystal shows paramagnetic behaviour in a temperature range from 5 K to 350 K.The Fe 3+ ions possess weak magnetic anisotropy with an easy axis along the c axis.The annealed Fe:TiO 2 crystal shows spin-glass-like behaviours due to the aggregation of the ferromagnetic clusters.