Mössbauer and Magnetic Studies of Doped Lanthanum Manganite La1 – xCaxMn0.98Fe0.02O3 (x = 0.05, 0.10, 0.20): II. Stoichiometric Composition and Phase Segregation

Autor: V. D. Sedykh, Nataliya Chistyakova, I. Yu. Medvetskaya, V. S. Rusakov, D. I. Pchelina, Yu. A. Alekhina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Surface Investigation: X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques. 13:462-468
ISSN: 1819-7094
1027-4510
DOI: 10.1134/s1027451019030303
Popis: Phase segregation in calcium-doped lanthanum manganite of stoichiometric composition La1 – xCaxMn0.98Fe0.02O3 (x = 0.05, 0.10, 0.20) is studied in a wide temperature range by Mossbauer spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, and magnetic methods. Structural phase segregation is the coexistence of three rhombic phases, I, II, and II*, described by the same space group Pnma and characterized by different types of magnetic ordering at low temperatures. Phase I transitions to the ferromagnetic state as the temperature decreases, and phases II and II* become antiferromagnetic. At 80 K, stoichiometric samples demonstrate a relaxation behavior which can be due to the presence of small-sized magnetic clusters. The relative content of the ferromagnetic phase increases with increasing Ca content, and the temperature of its magnetic transition grows.
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