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Title: Critical behavior and non-universal low-field magnetic scaling in La{sub 1-x}Bi{sub x}MnO{sub 3} (x=0.4 & 0.6) perovskite manganite oxide

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4917589· OSTI ID:22490187
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  1. Department of Physics, Maharaja Institute of Technology, Mysore, Karnataka, India-571438 (India)

We report on critical behavior in La{sub 1-x}Bi{sub x}MnO{sub 3} (x=0.4 & 0.6) perovskite manganite oxide by studying AC susceptibility, χ, measured at randomly chosen low magnetic fields (H=9.45 Oe to 0.95 Oe) at fixed frequency of f=131 Hz. The samples exhibit non-uniformity in their magnetic spin interactions around paramagnetic-to-ferromagnetic transition temperature (T{sub C}). By non-universal low-field magnetic scaling of AC χ given as, χ{sup −1}-χ{sup −1}(T{sub C}) ∼ (T/T{sub C}−1){sup γ} ≡ τ{sup γ} the magnetic interactions in the samples around T{sub C} has been studied. The linear fit to ln (χ{sup −1} - χ{sub C}{sup −1}) vs. ln (T/T{sub C}-1) gives the values of critical exponent ‘γ’ under applied magnetic fields. The values of γ is found to be ∼1.48±0.007 for the sample with x=0.4 and ∼1.36±0.004 for x=0.6 at 0.95 Oe lie in the context of 3D Heisenberg type spin interactions. The profound 3D Heisenberg type spin interactions arises due to the phase separation effect for x=0.4 and breaking of ferromagnetic order and induced Bi{sup 3+} (6S{sup 2}) − O{sup 2−} (2P{sup 6}) lattice distortions for x=0.6 as discussed in manuscript.

OSTI ID:
22490187
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1665, Issue 1; Conference: 59. DAE solid state physics symposium 2014, Tamilnadu (India), 16-20 Dec 2014; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English