XANES Study of La_{0.75-x}Gd_xCa_{0.25}MnO_{3-δ} Solid Solutions

• Authors: V Drozd , M Pęka̶a , R Liu , J Lee , J Chen
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A series of solid solutions La_{0. 75-x}Gd_xCa_{0.25}MnO_{3-δ} with 0.0≤x≤0.75 was prepared via carbonate precursor precipitation method. Final sintering was performed at 1250ºC in oxygen flow atmosphere. The samples obtained were characterized by scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction measurements. Oxygen stoichiometry was analyzed by iodometric titration method. X-ray absorption spectroscopic methods of Mn L-edge and Mn K-edge X-ray absorption near edge structure were used to study oxidation state of manganese in the solid solutions and elucidate features of their local crystal structure. Orthorhombic crystal structure characteristics of the solid solutions were refined by Rietveld method. An increase in oxygen deficiency and average manganese oxidation state were found to accompany Gd concentration increase in La_{0.75-x}Gd_xCa_{0.25}MnO_{3-δ}. These results are consistent with Mn L-edge X-ray absorption near edge structure spectra, where a gradual change of Mn oxidation state with Gd concentration increase was detected. Origins of oxygen deficiency La_{0.75- x}Gd_xCa_{0.25}MnO_{3-δ} are discussed in terms of structural disorder caused by Gd substitution for La.

Keywords

EN

75.47.Lx; 61.10.Ht

Discipline

• 75.47.Lx: Magnetic oxides

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 109
• Issue: 4-5
• Pages: 583-589

Dates

published

2006-04

received

2005-09-25

Contributors

author

V Drozd

• Department of Chemistry, Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University, 60 Volodymyrska, Kiev, 01033 Ukraine
• Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Roosevelt Road, Section 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC

author

M Pęka̶a

• Department of Chemistry, Warsaw University, Żwirki i Wigury 101, Warsaw, Poland

author

R Liu

• Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Roosevelt Road, Section 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC

author

J Lee

• National Synchrotron Radiation Research Centre, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC

author

J Chen

• National Synchrotron Radiation Research Centre, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.109.583