Effect of fuel on the formation structure, transport and magnetic properties of LaMnO3+nanopowders

Nagabhushana, BM and Chakradhar, RPS and Ramesh, KP and Prasad, V and Shivakumara, C and Chandrappa, GT (2010) Effect of fuel on the formation structure, transport and magnetic properties of LaMnO3+nanopowders. In: Philosophical Magazine, 90 (15). pp. 2009-2025.

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Abstract

Single-step low-temperature solution combustion (LCS) synthesis was adopted for the preparation of LaMnO3+ (LM) nanopowders. The powders were well characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS),surface area and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The PXRD of as-formed LM showed a cubic phase but, upon calcination (900degrees C, 6 h), it transformed into a rhombohedral phase. The effect of fuel on the formation of LM was examined, and its structure and magnetoresistance properties were investigated. Magnetoresistance (MR) measurements on LM were carried out at 0, 1, 4 and 7 T between 300 and 10 K. LM (fuel-to-oxidizer ratio; = 1) showed an MR of 17% at 1 T, whereas, for 4 and 7 T, it exhibited an MR of 45 and 55%, respectively, near the TM-I. Metallic resistivity data below TM-I showed that the double exchange interaction played a major role in this compound. It was interesting to observe that the sample calcined at 1200 degrees C for 3 h exhibited insulator behavior.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Philosophical Magazine
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Taylor and Francis Group.
Keywords:	combustion synthesis;nanomaterials;manganites; magnetoresistance;PXRD; SEM; FTIR
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	03 Jun 2010 05:03
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 06:07
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/28154

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