Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1624368 Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2008 7 Pages PDF
Abstract

A detailed study of step-like metamagnetic transitions in polycrystalline Pr0.75Na0.25Mn1 − xFexO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.30) is reported. It shows that the charge-orbit ordering antiferromagnetic (COOAF) phase in the phase-separated materials is responsible for the step-like metamagnetic transition with extremely sharp steps (width <0.01 T). The fraction of antiferromagnet II (AFII) with larger antiferromagnetic exchange interaction than COOAF is proved to be the effective factor of critical fields (Hc). A model of anisotropy barrier for up/down thermal blocking spins has been proposed to explain the sharp step-like transitions in polycrystalline manganites for the first time. The metamagnetic transitions at 2 K (below the spin blocking temperature TB) and high temperatures are compared. Both sorts of metamagnetic transitions originate from COOAF phase. And the temperature is responsible for the difference between them.

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