Crystal Structure and Chemical Characterization of La_{0.7}Sr_{0.3}Mn_{0.7}Ti_{0.3-x}Al_{x}O₃ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.15) Compounds

• Authors: I. Troyanchuk , M. Bushinsky , N. Tereshko , V. Fedotova , J. Partyka
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Neutron powder diffraction and magnetization measurements have been performed for La_{0.7}Sr_{0.3}Mn_{0.7}Ti_{0.3-x}Al_xO₃ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.15) stoichiometric compounds. Increase of the Al³⁺ content enlarges the Mn⁴⁺ ions fraction from 0% (x=0) up to around 20% (x=0.15). The x=0 composition around 150 K exhibits a structural transition from the rhombohedral phase to the orthorhombic one whereas the crystal structure of the compounds with x=0.1 and 0.15 remains to be rhombohedral down to 2 K. The substitution of Ti⁴⁺ by Al³⁺ ions is accompanied by a gradual increase in the bond angle Mn-O-Mn and decrease in the Mn-O bond length which lead to enhancement of the covalent component of the chemical bond. All these compounds exhibit ferromagnetic components below 100 K. Magnetic moments estimated per manganese from the neutron powder diffraction data are found to be around 1.3 μ_{B} (x=0) and 1.7 μ_{B} (x=0.1 and 0.15) at 2 K. It is suggested that ferromagnetism is originated predominantly from the Mn³⁺-O-Mn³⁺ and Mn³⁺-O-Mn⁴⁺ superexchange interactions whereas bond angles fluctuation leads to magnetic frustrations. Enhancement of covalence slightly increases ferromagnetism.

Keywords

EN

61.05.fm; 68.37.Hk; 71.70.Ej; 75.30.Et

Discipline

• 61.05.fm: Neutron diffraction
• 75.30.Et: Exchange and superexchange interactions(see also 71.70.Gm Exchange interactions)
• 68.37.Hk: Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) (including EBIC)
• 71.70.Ej: Spin-orbit coupling, Zeeman and Stark splitting, Jahn-Teller effect

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 132
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 240-244

Dates

published

2017-08

Contributors

author

I. Troyanchuk

• Scientific-Practical Materials Research Center of NAS of Belarus, Str. P. Brovka 19, 220072 Minsk, Belarus

author

M. Bushinsky

• Scientific-Practical Materials Research Center of NAS of Belarus, Str. P. Brovka 19, 220072 Minsk, Belarus

author

N. Tereshko

• Scientific-Practical Materials Research Center of NAS of Belarus, Str. P. Brovka 19, 220072 Minsk, Belarus

author

V. Fedotova

• Scientific-Practical Materials Research Center of NAS of Belarus, Str. P. Brovka 19, 220072 Minsk, Belarus

author

J. Partyka

• Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 38a, 20-618 Lublin, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.132.240