Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1329936 | Journal of Solid State Chemistry | 2007 | 6 Pages |
The calcium-doped manganates, Pr1−xCaxMnO3 (x=0.39, 0.46, 0.70, 0.76), were synthesized as cube-shaped crystalline phases under mild hydrothermal conditions for the first time. The crystals could be grown in one step from solutions of metal salts and potassium hydroxide at temperatures ∼240 °C, and found to adopt perovskite-like structure (space group Pbnm). Samples were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, inductively coupled plasma analysis and variable temperature dc/ac magnetic susceptibility. The studies indicate that formation of the materials is dependent on the alkalinity and composition of the initial reaction mixtures. The magnetic properties show spin-glass-like behavior due to competing ferromagnetic (FM) and antiferromagnetic (AFM) exchange interactions in Pr1−xCaxMnO3 with x=0.39x=0.39, 0.46.
Graphical abstractThe calcium-doped manganates, Pr1−xCaxMnO3 (x=0.39x=0.39, 0.46, 0.70, 0.76), were synthesized as cube-shaped crystalline phases under mild hydrothermal conditions for the first time. The crystals could be grown in one step from solutions of metal salts and potassium hydroxide solution at temperatures ∼240 °C. The studies indicate that formation of the materials is dependent on the alkalinity and composition of the initial reaction mixtures. The magnetic properties show spin-glass-like behavior due to competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic exchange interactions in Pr1−xCaxMnO3 with x=0.39x=0.39, 0.46.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide