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Title: Influence of surface and finite size effects on the structural and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline lanthanum strontium perovskite manganites

Abstract

Syntheses of nanocrystalline perovskite phases of the general formula La{sub 1−x}Sr{sub x}MnO{sub 3+δ} were carried out employing sol–gel technique followed by thermal treatment at 700–900 °C under oxygen flow. The prepared samples exhibit a rhombohedral structure with space group R3{sup ¯}c in the whole investigated range of composition 0.20≤x≤0.45. The studies were aimed at the chemical composition including oxygen stoichiometry and extrinsic properties, i.e. size of the particles, both influencing the resulting structural and magnetic properties. The oxygen stoichiometry was determined by chemical analysis revealing oxygen excess in most of the studied phases. The excess was particularly high for the samples with the smallest crystallites (12–28 nm) while comparative bulk materials showed moderate non-stoichiometry. These differences are tentatively attributed to the surface effects in view of the volume fraction occupied by the upper layer whose atomic composition does not comply with the ideal bulk stoichiometry. - Graphical abstract: Evolution of the particle size with annealing temperature in the nanocrystalline La{sub 0.70}Sr{sub 0.30}MnO{sub 3+δ} phase. Display Omitted - Highlights: • The magnetic behaviour of nanocrystalline La{sub 1−x}Sr{sub x}MnO{sub 3+δ} phases was analyzed on the basis of their crystal structure, chemical composition and size of the particles. • Their Curie temperature andmore » magnetization are markedly affected by finite size and surface effects. • The oxygen excess observed in the La{sub 1−x}Sr{sub x}MnO{sub 3+δ} nanoparticles might be generated by the surface layer with deviated oxygen stoichiometry.« less

Authors:
 [1]; ; ; ; ;  [2];  [1]; ;  [3];  [2]
  1. Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague (Czech Republic)
  2. Department of Magnetism and Superconductors, Institute of Physics AS CR, Cukrovarnická 10/112, 162 00 Prague (Czech Republic)
  3. CNRS, University of Bordeaux, ICMCB, UPR 9048, 33600 Pessac (France)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22274061
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 204; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0022-4596
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ANNEALING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTALS; CURIE POINT; LANTHANUM; LAYERS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIZATION; MANGANESE; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; PEROVSKITE; SPACE GROUPS; STRONTIUM; SYNTHESIS; TRIGONAL LATTICES

Citation Formats

Žvátora, Pavel, Veverka, Miroslav, Veverka, Pavel, Knížek, Karel, Závěta, Karel, Pollert, Emil, Král, Vladimír, Zentiva Development, Goglio, Graziella, Duguet, Etienne, Kaman, Ondřej, and Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, 128 40 Prague. Influence of surface and finite size effects on the structural and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline lanthanum strontium perovskite manganites. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1016/J.JSSC.2013.06.006.
Žvátora, Pavel, Veverka, Miroslav, Veverka, Pavel, Knížek, Karel, Závěta, Karel, Pollert, Emil, Král, Vladimír, Zentiva Development, Goglio, Graziella, Duguet, Etienne, Kaman, Ondřej, & Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, 128 40 Prague. Influence of surface and finite size effects on the structural and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline lanthanum strontium perovskite manganites. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JSSC.2013.06.006
Žvátora, Pavel, Veverka, Miroslav, Veverka, Pavel, Knížek, Karel, Závěta, Karel, Pollert, Emil, Král, Vladimír, Zentiva Development, Goglio, Graziella, Duguet, Etienne, Kaman, Ondřej, and Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, 128 40 Prague. 2013. "Influence of surface and finite size effects on the structural and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline lanthanum strontium perovskite manganites". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JSSC.2013.06.006.
@article{osti_22274061,
title = {Influence of surface and finite size effects on the structural and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline lanthanum strontium perovskite manganites},
author = {Žvátora, Pavel and Veverka, Miroslav and Veverka, Pavel and Knížek, Karel and Závěta, Karel and Pollert, Emil and Král, Vladimír and Zentiva Development and Goglio, Graziella and Duguet, Etienne and Kaman, Ondřej and Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, 128 40 Prague},
abstractNote = {Syntheses of nanocrystalline perovskite phases of the general formula La{sub 1−x}Sr{sub x}MnO{sub 3+δ} were carried out employing sol–gel technique followed by thermal treatment at 700–900 °C under oxygen flow. The prepared samples exhibit a rhombohedral structure with space group R3{sup ¯}c in the whole investigated range of composition 0.20≤x≤0.45. The studies were aimed at the chemical composition including oxygen stoichiometry and extrinsic properties, i.e. size of the particles, both influencing the resulting structural and magnetic properties. The oxygen stoichiometry was determined by chemical analysis revealing oxygen excess in most of the studied phases. The excess was particularly high for the samples with the smallest crystallites (12–28 nm) while comparative bulk materials showed moderate non-stoichiometry. These differences are tentatively attributed to the surface effects in view of the volume fraction occupied by the upper layer whose atomic composition does not comply with the ideal bulk stoichiometry. - Graphical abstract: Evolution of the particle size with annealing temperature in the nanocrystalline La{sub 0.70}Sr{sub 0.30}MnO{sub 3+δ} phase. Display Omitted - Highlights: • The magnetic behaviour of nanocrystalline La{sub 1−x}Sr{sub x}MnO{sub 3+δ} phases was analyzed on the basis of their crystal structure, chemical composition and size of the particles. • Their Curie temperature and magnetization are markedly affected by finite size and surface effects. • The oxygen excess observed in the La{sub 1−x}Sr{sub x}MnO{sub 3+δ} nanoparticles might be generated by the surface layer with deviated oxygen stoichiometry.},
doi = {10.1016/J.JSSC.2013.06.006},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22274061}, journal = {Journal of Solid State Chemistry},
issn = {0022-4596},
number = ,
volume = 204,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Thu Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}