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Title: Magnetic properties of double perovskite La2BMnO6 (B = Ni or Co) nanoparticles

Journal Article · · Nanoscale, 5(11):4720-4728
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C3NR00825H· OSTI ID:1081411

Double perovskite La2BMnO6 (B = Ni and Co) nanoparticles with average particle size of ~50 nm were synthesized using a facile, environmentally friendly, scalable molten-salt reaction at 700 °C in air. Their structural and morphological properties were characterized by x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Magnetic properties were evaluated using dc magnetic M-T and M-H, and ac magnetic susceptibility versus frequency, temperature, and field. The magnetization curve shows a paramagnetic-ferromagnetic transition at TC ~275 and 220 K for La2NiMnO6 (LNMO) and La2CoMnO6 (LCMO) nanoparticles, respectively. ac susceptibility revealed that the LCMO had a single magnetic transition indicative of Co2+-O2--Mn4+ ordering, whereas the LNMO showed more complex magnetic behavior suggesting a re-entrant spin glass.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1081411
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-93306; 44713
Journal Information:
Nanoscale, 5(11):4720-4728, Journal Name: Nanoscale, 5(11):4720-4728
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English