The structural, magnetic and electrical transport properties of perovskite La0.67Sr0.33Mn1−x(VMn)xO3: The B-sites vacancies as a rapier

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150415
Author(s):  
Denghui Ji ◽  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Yong Yang ◽  
Shuling Wang ◽  
Yingdi Liu ◽  
...  

The polycrystalline samples of manganites perovskite [Formula: see text] with B-sites vacancies were synthesized using the conventional solid-state reaction method. The results based on the X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) analyses show that the samples with [Formula: see text] have a secondary phase of lanthanum oxides. It indicates there is a maximum vacancy content at the B-sites with [Formula: see text]. By X-ray Photoelectron Spectra (XPS), the ionicities of oxygen were determined to be 0.762, 0.842, and 0.886, corresponding to [Formula: see text], 0.03, and 0.05, respectively. The B-sites vacancy plays an important role in magnetic performances: (i) B-sites vacancy changes the contents and the average cant angle of Mn cations, and makes the specific saturation magnetization at 100 K and 300 K increase, and then decrease rapidly. (ii) The Curie temperature changes in a small range from 363.93 K to 366.00 K, resulting from both the double exchange interaction increasing and the double exchange path destroyed by the vacancies. (iii) The magnetoresistance (MR) at room temperature achieves 6.97% in the [Formula: see text] sample, whose value is larger than that of [Formula: see text] sample.

2017 ◽  
Vol 268 ◽  
pp. 292-296
Author(s):  
Kean Pah Lim ◽  
Abdul Halim Shaari ◽  
Soo Kien Chen ◽  
Hassan Jumiah ◽  
Siau Wei Ng ◽  
...  

A series of polycrystalline bulk samples (Pr0.67Sr0.33MnO3)1-x/ (NiO)x were prepared by solid state reaction, and its structure, electrical transport and magnetoresistance properties were investigated. X-ray analysis showed that parent compound of Pr0.67Sr0.33MnO3 (PSMO) formed in single phase with crystal structure of orthorhombic while secondary phase of NiO can be detected with the addition of composite. The electrical properties showed that the resistivity increased with the addition of NiO due to enhancement of spin dependent-tunneling scattering across the artificial grain boundaries of NiO layer. Magnetic field dependence MR curve at various temperatures clearly indicates that extrinsic magnetoresistance had been enhanced due to addition of NiO as the artificial grain boundary.


2013 ◽  
Vol 800 ◽  
pp. 398-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Wang ◽  
Ping Duan ◽  
Ji You Wang ◽  
Lei Chang ◽  
Jin Liang Zhao ◽  
...  

The polycrystalline La0.62Sb0.38MnO3 sample has been prepared by the solid-state reaction method. Structural, magnetic and electrical transport properties have been researched. X-ray diffraction analysis confirms the hexagonal crystal symmetry. Magnetization measurements indicate La0.62Sb0.38MnO3 experienced from paramagnetic to ferromagnetic state transition with decreasing temperature at about 225 K. Resistivity dependences on temperature exhibit metal-insulator transition (MIT), and the maximum magnetoresistance (MR) ratio is about 33 % at temperature of 189 K and magnetic field of 2 T.


2008 ◽  
Vol 47-50 ◽  
pp. 570-574
Author(s):  
Shuang Qiao ◽  
Deng Lu Hou ◽  
Qian Zhang ◽  
Cong Mian Zhen

Ge1-xMnx (x=0.05, 0.07, 0.11, 0.15, 0.19, 0.23, 0.26, 0.29) thin films were prepared by magnetron sputtering. All the films had a Ge cubic structure, and no indication of a secondary phase was found in any sample using X-ray diffraction (XRD). The crystal lattice constant increases with the Mn concentration, in accordance with Vegard's law. No films show clear magnetic domain structure under a magnetic force microscope (MFM). Atom force microscope (AFM) measurements show that all films have a uniform particle size distribution, and a columnar growth pattern. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements indicate that the Mn atoms are not singlely in the bivalent. Electrical transport properties show that the resistance of the films increases with increasing Mn concentration, suggesting that the Mn ions are in deep-level acceptor states, while resistance decreases with increasing temperature, which is a typical semiconductor property.


2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 33-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
YOUNG JOO KIM ◽  
SHALENDRA KUMAR ◽  
YONG JUN SEO ◽  
JIHO CHANG ◽  
CHAN GYU LEE ◽  
...  

The ( La 0.7 Ca 0.3 MnO 3)1-x/( CuFe 2O4)x (x = 0–0.15) composites were prepared by conventional solid state reaction method. We have investigated the structural, magnetic and electrical properties of ( La 0.7 Ca 0.3 MnO 3)1-x/( CuFe 2 O 4)x composites using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy, field cooled DC magnetization and magnetoresistance (MR) measurements. The resistance measured as a function of temperature demonstrates that pure LCMO samples display metal to semiconductor transition. On the other hand, all the LCMO/CFO composites samples clearly present the electrical behavior of insulator/semiconductor. It indicates that resistivity of the samples increase systemically with the increase of CFO content. The MR was measured in the presence of 0.5 T field. At low temperatures, it is clearly observed that the MR effect is enhanced with x = 0.03 of CFO composition. In summary, the spin-polarized tunneling and the spin-dependent scattering may be helpful to the improved low-field magnetoresistance (LFMR) effect. These phenomena can be explained by the segregation of a new phase related to CFO at the grain boundaries or surfaces of the LCMO grains.


2013 ◽  
Vol 378 ◽  
pp. 202-208
Author(s):  
Ho Je Cho ◽  
Seung Rok Lee ◽  
M.S. Anwar ◽  
Hang Joo Ko ◽  
Bon Heun Koo

The composites of (La0.7Ca0.3MnO3)0.97/(ZnO)0.03were fabricated with having different sintering temperature by conventional solid state reaction methods, and their magnetoresistance (MR) properties and electrical transport were investigated. The result of scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) indicated that no new phase appeared in the composites except LCMO and ZnO phases. specially, SEM results show that with increment of sintering temperature, the grain size of La0.7Ca0.3MnO3also increases, which plays a key on electrical and magnetic properties of the (La0.7Ca0.3MnO3)0.97/(ZnO)0.03composites. The electrical transport and magnetic was measured over a temperature range of 90 320K. tables etc. (2012H1B8A2026212), (NIPA-2013-H0301-13-2009)


2010 ◽  
Vol 123-125 ◽  
pp. 125-128
Author(s):  
Jin Long Bian ◽  
Yong Jun Seo ◽  
Geun Woo Kim ◽  
Chang Hoon Sung ◽  
Shalendra Kumar ◽  
...  

The composites of (1-x)La0.7Ca0.3MnO3/xCoO and (1-x)La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/xCoO (x =0 ~ 0.09) were fabricated by conventional solid state reaction method, and their electrical transport and magnetoresistance (MR%) properties were investigated by physical property measurement system (PPMS). The result of x-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) indicated that no new phase appeared in the composites except manganites matrix and CoO phases. CoO is mainly distributed at the grain boundaries and surfaces of the matrix. The resistivity LCMO and LSMO based composites were measured in the range 90-320K and 90-400K, respectively. The applied magnetic field is 0T and 0.5T. The observed variation of MR with varying Ca and Sr concentration has been qualitatively investigated.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1087 ◽  
pp. 50-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Johari Abu ◽  
Julie Juliewatty Mohamed ◽  
Mohd Fadzil Ain ◽  
Zainal Arifin Ahmad

CaCu(3+x)Ti4O12 (CCTO) ceramics with different Cu-excess (x = 0 – 0.6) were prepared by conventional solid-state reaction method. Characterization of the prepared ceramics with XRD and FESEM showed that lattice parameter and grain size are slightly increased, indicating Cu-excess to have the big impact on the both phase structure and microstructure. The XRD profiles indicated that the secondary phase (CuO or Cu2O) existed at edge/corner of CCTO grain, which promoted inhibited grain growth behavior. The CCTO ceramics exhibited two trends of dielectric constant related to frequency, which showed a flatter curve about ~50 in 1 – 25 GHz regions, and it’s dropped rapidly to ~35 in 25 – 50 GHz region. With Cu-excess, the dielectric constant of the ceramics was increased for an average of a quarter-order of magnitude, while the tangent loss also increased up to triple times than x = 0, for the same frequency range. Despite enormous increase of dielectric constant related to varying Cu-excess, the tangent loss also increased.


2021 ◽  
Vol 317 ◽  
pp. 60-65
Author(s):  
Kean Pah Lim ◽  
Lik Nguong Lau ◽  
Amirah Natasha Ishak ◽  
Mohd Mustafa Awang Kechik ◽  
Soo Kien Chen ◽  
...  

In this work, (1-x) (Nd0.67Sr0.33MnO3): x (TiO2) composites with x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 have been prepared to investigate the structural and electrical properties. Nd0.67Sr0.33MnO3 (NSMO) was synthesised via the solid-state reaction method before incorporated with TiO2. The addition of TiO2 nanoparticle as the secondary phase in manganite composite would favour the spin-polarized tunnelling near to the grain boundary and thus enhance the extrinsic magnetoresistance. Nevertheless, nanoparticle addition might contribute to substitution and diffusion with manganite compound as reported in literature. The effect of the TiO2 nanoparticle addition into NSMO composites has been examined by an X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and a four-point probe (4PP) system. From the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), NSMO phase formation occurred in between 756.45 - 977.59 °C. XRD patterns showed that there is no peak shift when the TiO2 concentration increases. It can be deduced that TiO2 was segregated at the NSMO grain boundary region and its grain surface. However, a small amount of Ti atoms are expected to replace the Mn atoms in NSMO crystal system and has caused the increase in crystallite size. The electrical study showed that the presence of TiO2 nanoparticle and substitution of Ti in Mn sites have weaken the double exchange (DE) mechanism and suppressed the metal-insulator transition temperature (TMI). In addition, the insulating behaviour of TiO2 has also caused the resistivity of composites to increase drastically.


2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (18) ◽  
pp. 2050206
Author(s):  
Ying Zhou ◽  
Zhenhua Ge ◽  
Jun Guo ◽  
Jing Feng

[Formula: see text] is a [Formula: see text] compound (where Pn = Bi and Sb, Ch = Te, Se, and S), which has attracted increasing attention as a candidate for use in thermoelectric applications. Previous studies demonstrated the advantage of [Formula: see text] thermoelectric materials, despite an inferior thermoelectric performance. Herein, a series of [Formula: see text] ([Formula: see text], 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, and 0.25) thermoelectric materials were prepared by powder compaction sintering. The effects of phase structures and microstructure of the [Formula: see text] bulk material were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The thermoelectric properties, including Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity, were measured systematically. The results show that carrier concentration increased with decreasing Se content, which in turn affected the electrical transport properties. Low Se contents gave larger power factor (PF) values than the pristine [Formula: see text] sample, the maximum PF value being [Formula: see text] at 320 K for [Formula: see text]. The variation in PF was attributed to the variations in electrical conductivity [Formula: see text] and Seebeck coefficient [Formula: see text] upon optimizing Se content. The [Formula: see text] samples showed an enhanced thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) with increasing measurement temperature, due to the increased [Formula: see text] value, [Formula: see text], and decreased [Formula: see text]. The [Formula: see text] sample exhibited the highest ZT (0.28) at 575 K, while [Formula: see text] exhibited the lowest ZT (0.14) at 325 K. This indicated that tuning Se content was an effective way to enhance carrier concentration.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1107 ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
Aaliyawani Ezzerin Sinin ◽  
Walter Charles Primus ◽  
Abdul Halim Shaari ◽  
Zainal Abidin Talib ◽  
Sinin Hamdan

Ceramic sample of La0.70Ba0.30Mn0.40Ti0.60O3 oxide has been prepared by the conventional solid-state reaction method. The sintered sample was characterized by using x-ray diffraction (XRD) and low frequency LCR meter. XRD result shows that the sample has a cubic structure with the existence of impurity phase. The dielectric properties of La0.70Ba0.30Mn0.40Ti0.60O3 measured from room temperature to 200°C shows that the dielectric permittivity is temperature dependence with strong dispersion at low frequencies. A circuit model based on the universal capacitor response function is also being used to represent the dielectric properties of the sample.


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