Improvements in electrical and dielectric properties of substituted multiferroic LaMnO{sub 3} based nanostructures synthesized by co-precipitation method
- Chemistry Department, Baghdad-ul-Jaded Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100 (Pakistan)
- Department of Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakaryia University of Multan-60000 (Pakistan)
- Chemistry Department, The University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100 (Pakistan)
Graphical abstract: Display Omitted Highlights: ► Simultaneous double ion substitutions philosophy is introduced in LaMnO{sub 3}. ► La{sub 1−x}Gd{sub x}Mn{sub 1−y}Cr{sub y}O{sub 3} nanoparticles are not reported previously. ► La{sub 1−x}Gd{sub x}Mn{sub 1−y}Cr{sub y}O{sub 3} nanoparticles are synthesized by co-precipitation method. ► The 12 fold increase in resistivity of LaMnO{sub 3} nanostructures is observed. -- Abstract: A series of La{sub 1−x}Gd{sub x}Mn{sub 1−y}Cr{sub y}O{sub 3} nanoparticles (where x, y = 0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75 and 1.0) has been synthesized by the chemical co-precipitation method, involving double ion substitution philosophy. The nanoparticles were characterized by thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), DC electrical resistivity and dielectric measurements. The XRD and FTIR analysis confirmed the single orthorhombic phase and the crystallite size were found in the range of 16–34 nm. DC resistivity exhibited very interesting behavior which increased from 1.41 × 10{sup 8} to 16.35 ± 0.2 × 10{sup 8} Ω cm upon complete double ions replacement of La and Mn with Gd and Cr, respectively. This very high resistivity variation upon substitution definitely would open new avenues for applications of these materials in microwave devices and other related areas. The dielectric properties of these nanoparticles were also studied at room temperature in the range of 6 kHz to 5 MHz and the maximum dielectric behavior (ε′ = 2.86 × 10{sup 3}, tan δ = 5.41, ε″ = 15.5 × 10{sup 3}) was exhibited by La{sub 0.75}Gd{sub 0.25}Mn{sub 0.75}Cr{sub 0.25}O{sub 3} at 6 kHz. Hysteresis loops measurements showed that the synthesized nanomaterials are paramagnetic in nature at room temperature.
- OSTI ID:
- 22215667
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 47, Issue 12; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
COPRECIPITATION
DIELECTRIC MATERIALS
DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY
FOURIER TRANSFORMATION
INFRARED SPECTRA
LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS
MANGANATES
NANOSTRUCTURES
ORTHORHOMBIC LATTICES
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
VIBRATING SAMPLE MAGNETOMETERS
X RADIATION
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS