Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects of manganite (La0.8Ho0.2)2/3Ca1/3MnO3 and (La0.5Ho0.5)2/3Ca1/3MnO3

We reported the magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects (MCE) of (La_0.8Ho_0.2)_2/3Ca_1/3MnO₃ and (La_0.5Ho_0.5)_2/3Ca_1/3MnO₃ nanoparticles by sol-gel technique. With this method, we were able to obtain the samples with particle diameters ranging from 50 to 200 nm. In the (La_1-xHo_x)_2/3Ca_1/3MnO₃ compound, an external magnetic field induced a magnetic transition from an paramagnetic phase to a ferromagnetic phase above T_s=105-135 K, leading to magnetocaloric effects. The maximum value of ΔS_M was 1.19 J/(kg·K) at 100 K and 2.03 J/(kg·K) at 152 K for a magnetic field change of 5 T. Because both samples had large relative cooling power (RCP) and wide δT_FWHM, the study on systems with the (La_1-xHo_x)_2/3Ca_1/3MnO₃-related magnetic transitions may open an important field in searching good magnetic materials.     

合成温度对La0.85K0.15MnO3纳米颗粒磁性能的影响

采用非晶态配合物前躯体法在比较低的烧结温度合成了钙钛矿结构氧化物La0.85K0.15MnO3纳米颗粒,系统的研究了烧结温度对La0.85K0.15MnO3纳米颗粒磁性能的影响,用PPMS测量样品的居里温度和磁性能,结果表明烧结温度范围在600℃～1000℃之间,居里温度TC为274.5 K,和烧结温度没有明显关系,在H=2T时,烧结温度分别为600℃,800℃,1000℃,对应的磁熵变△SM分别是2.02 J/(kg.K),3.06 J/(kg.K),3.56 J/(kg.K),当烧结温度升高到1200°C时,居里温度TC为242.9K,通过控制烧结温度来调节La0.85K0.15MnO3纳米颗粒的磁性能。     

Large Magnetic Entropy Effect in La2／3Ca1／3MnO3

The magnetocaloric effect in the colossal magnetoresistance material La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 was studied. From the measurements of temperature dependence of magnetization in various magnetic fields, the large magnetic entropy change associated with the ferromagnetic-paramagnetie transition was discovered. This result suggests that perovskite manganites are suitable candidates as working substance in magnetie refrigeration technology.     

高能球磨对La_(2/3)Ca_(1/3)MnO_3晶体结构和磁性的影响

通过在传统的烧结工艺上加上球磨工艺制备了单相 L a2 / 3Ca1 / 3Mn O3氧化物 ,研究了球磨对氧化物的结构和磁性能的影响 ,发现晶格常数和晶胞体积增大 ,但晶体结构类型基本不变 ,仍为钙钛矿四方相结构 ,而交流磁化率、磁化强度、居里温度减小。球磨引起氧的欠缺、无序效应 ,对电阻有一定的影响     

Magnetic and Magnetoresistance Properties in （La0.67Ca0.33MnO3）x／（ZrO2）1-x Composite System

Inrecentyears,muchattentionhasbeenpaidto therare earthdopedmanganitesduetotheirextraor dinarymagneticandtransportproperties.Onone hand,itisbecausetheirabundantelectronicstructure andmagneticproperties[1];ontheotherhand,they exhibitcolossalmagnetoresistan…     

铁掺杂对(Na0.5K0.5)NbO3无铅压电陶瓷性能的影响

采用传统陶瓷工艺对(Na0.5K0.5)NbO3进行了铁掺杂改性研究。使用SEM、XRD并结合常规性能测试手段对该体系的显微结构、压电性能进行了表征。研究结果表明:对于(Na0.5K0.5)NbO3无铅压电陶瓷,Fe的掺杂提高了致密性、使晶体颗粒长大、降低了介电性能。     

Anisotropic Magnetoresistance of Perovskite La_(2/3)Ca_(1/3)MnO_3/YBa_2Cu_4O_8/La_(2/3)Ca_(1/3)MnO_3 Trilayer Films

Magneticanisotropyhasbeenfoundinmanyex oticmaterials,suchasmetallicsuperlatticeswithgi antmagnetoresistanceeffectsandthehightempera turesuperconductingoxideYBa2Cu3O7 δ[1～4].The anisotropycouldfindnovelusesinnewdeviceappli cations.Agoodexampleisthehig…     

One-step synthesis and structural quantitative analysis of La_(2/3)Sr_(1/3)MnO_3/La_(1.4)Sr_(1.6)Mn_2O_7 composites

La2/3Sr1/3MnO3/La1.4Sr1.6Mn2O7 composites with arbitrary weight percentage were prepared using a one-step solid-state reaction method. The experimental results demonstrated that addition of K2CO3 during preparation favored the formation of the composites even though the K+ ions were volatilized under the high temperatures of sintering. Full quantitative analysis with the Rietveld method showed that the content of La1.4Sr1.6Mn2O7 phase decreased and the fraction of the La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 phase increased as the a...     

Magnetic Coupling in La0.67 Ca0.33 MnO3／La0.67 Sr0.33 CoO3／La0.67 Ca0.33MnO3 Trilayer Films

The perovskite La0.67 Ca0.33 MnO3/La0.67 Sr0.33 CoO3/La0.67 Ca0.33 MnO3 trilayers were fabricated by a facing-target sputtering technique and their magnetotransport properties were investigated. The magnetoresistance is dependent on spacer thickness and dramatically decreases when La0.67 Sr0.33 CoO3 layer is thick enough because of its short-circuiting effect. Different from La0.67 Ca0.33 MnO3 single layer, trilayer films with thin La0.67 Sr0.33 CoO3 spacer have the enhanced metal-semiconductor transition temperature (TMS) of La0.67 Ca0.33 MnO3 layers. The magnetic coercivity Hc shows a nonmonotonic behavior with changing the spacer layer thickness at 230 K. The waist-like hysteresis indicates that there is an indirect exchange coupling between the top and bottom Lao.67 Ca0.33 MnO3 layers across the spacer La0.67 Sr0.33 CoO3 layer.     

Facile synthesis of visible light excited La_1-xGd_xF₃:Eu³⁺ micro-meter sphere using polyvinylpyrrolidone as a template

Lanthanide fluorides exhibited unique luminescent properties in terms of their low phonon energy can restrict the luminescence quenching and extend luminescent lifetimes.Here,a room-temperature co-precipitation method was used to synthesize europium(III) activated La1-xGdxF3 solid phosphors.X-ray diffraction(XRD) data confirmed the crystalline phases of synthesized sample belongs to orthorhombic system.All the as-derived materials exhibited red luminescence(5D0→7F1) under the excitation at longer wavelengths(394 and 466 nm).The powder with the most intense emission was achieved in terms of 10 mol.% doping concentration(Eu content,La/Gd=1/9) and sample sintered at 700 oC.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM) investigated the morphology and crystalline of the samples,showing that many regular and large balls(5-10 μmol/L) were dispersed within the micro-meter scale composites.We proved that the above crystal growth structures were controllable and predicable based on the surface functionalization by polyvinylpyrrolidone ligand.     

Re-determination of the crystal structure of Ca₂Y₈Si₆O₂₆ and study on the luminescent properties of Ca₂Y₈Si₆O₂₆:Tb³⁺

The crystal structure of silicate oxyapatite Ca2Y8Si6O26 was indexed as hexagonal,space group P63/m,a=0.93515 nm,c=0.67872 nm,α=β=90°,γ=120°,V=0.5138692 nm3.Three strong peaks located at 32.079o,32.595o,and 50.104o with d=2.7903,2.74649,1.8194 was in accordance with,(112),and(213) planes.The optimum concentration of Tb3+ in Ca2Y8Si6O26 to yield highest photoluminescence intensity was 10 mol.% of Y3+.The corresponding excitation spectrum consisted of an intense broad band from 220 to 260 nm.The photoluminescence measurements showed that the green emission originated from 5D4-7F5 was predominant in the measured range with strong doublet lines at 543 and 549 nm.     

Magnetic Field Effect on Critical Behavior of Perovskite Ferromagnet

The polycrystalline samples of La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 were prepared by a conventional solid state reaction method. The magnetizations （ZFC, FC and initial magnetization） of the polycrystalline La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 were measured with superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer. The scaling theory was employed to study the changes of critical behavior arising from the applied external field. The critical parameter β decreases with increasing the external magnetic field results in an increase in the magnitude of ferromagnetic ordering.     

Magnetic Transition of La0.8Sr0.2Mn1-xCoxO3（x =0, 0.3, 0.5, 1.0）

A series of rare earth compound oxides with the formula of La0.8Sr0.2Mn1-xCoxO3（ were prepared by the method of citric acid. Structures, figures and magnetic properties of the x=0.0, 0.3, 0.5, 1.0） samples were analyzed by means of XRD, SEM and SQUID. Experiment results prove that all the samples are hexagonal, but their figures and magnetic properties are different. La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 is ferromagnetic. La0.8Sr0.2Mn0.7CO0.3O3 and La0.8Sr0.2Mn0.5Co0.5O3 are ferrimagnetic. La0.8Sr0.2CoO3 is antiferromagnetic. SEM results indicate that the structure of the first three are three-dimensional reticulations which are made up of some small ellipsoids which link up at the head and the end. The fourth sample looks like some dispersed small balls.     

Magnetocaloric Effect of Ni56Mn18.8Ga24.5 Gd0.7 Alloy

Inrecent years materials with high magnetocaloriceffect (MCE) have attracted considerable attention ow-ingto its potential application as a magnetic refriger-ant .Many material systemsthat underwentthefirst-or-der magnetic transition have been found to exhibit agiant MCE. Their typical representatives areGd5(SixGe1 -x)4[1 ,2]and La (FexSi1 -x)13[3 ,4]alloys .Ni MnGa is aferromagnetic shaped memory alloy whichundergoes a reversible first-order structural phase tran-sition (SPT) with the …     

MnFe1-xTixP0.63Ge0.12Si0.25（x=0,0.01,0.02,0.03）系列化合物的磁热效应

通过X射线衍射分析(XRD)和振动磁强计(VSM)磁性测量,研究了替代元素Ti替代Fe元素含量的MnFe1-xTixP0.63Ge0.12Si0.25(x=0,0.01,0.02,0.03)系列化合物的物相结构与磁热效应的影响。结果表明:该系列化合物的结构为Fe2P型六角晶系结构,空间群为P62m。主相均为(Mn,Fe)2(P,Ge,Si),并含有少量的第二相(Mn,Fe)3Si相。随着Ti原子替代Fe原子的增加化合物的晶格常数a增大,晶格常数c略有减小,晶胞体积V基本保持不变。随着Ti含量增加居里温度(TC)减小,热滞ΔThys的大小改进不太明显。MnFeP0.63Ge0.12Si0.25的TC为305 K,当外磁场变化为0～1.5 T时最大磁熵变的绝对值为14.8 J.(kg.K)-1。     

Phase structure and magnetocaloric effect of (Tb1-xDyx)Co2 alloys

Phase structure and magnetocaloric effect of (Tb1-xDyx)Co2 alloys with x=0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0 were investigated using X-ray diffraction analysis, differential thermal analysis, and magnetization measurement. The samples were single phase with cubic MgCu2- type structure; with the increase of Dy content, Tc decreased from 240 K (TbCo2) to 130 K (DyCo2), and the maximum magnetic entropy change |ΔSM,max| increased from 3.133 to 8.176 J/kg-K under low magnetic field of 0-2 T. The Arrott plot and the change of |ΔSM,max| showed that magnetic phase transition from second order to first order occurred with the increase of Dy content between x=0.6 and 0.8.     

Modification of Ag-doped BaTiO₃ powders through La gaseous penetration route

The Ag-doped BaTiO3(BATO) polycrystalline powders were fabricated by Sol-Gel method. Further modification by rare earth La was done through gaseous penetration route. Changes in constitution,structure,and electrical conductivity before and after modification of Ag and La were characterized. The acceptor dopant Ag owned the ability to decrease the resistivity of the doping samples from 4.30×109 Ω·m to 6.14×105 Ω·m where the resistivity fell by 4 orders of magnitude when the Ag doping ratio was 0.10%. And more doping of Ag enhanced the resistivity dramatically even beyond 2.0×107 Ω·m. Yet,gaseous penetration of La successively reduced the resistivity of BATO to the lowest point of 2.45×105 Ω·m. XRD analysis indicated that the doping process of Ag did not change the perovskite structure and main phases of the powders. However,new compound BaLa2O4 generated from complex reactions during the penetration process,which manifested that La3+ penetrated into the crystal lattices in the form of substituting the Ti4+ site. And this substitution strengthened the Ti-O bond,which led to the inhibition of blue shift in FTIR spectrum caused by doping of Ag. The morphology of La penetrated BATO powders detected by SEM and EDAX suggested that La did penetrate into the powders and this penetration process progressed the partly sintering of the powders which is in favor of the conductivity.     

Intense blue-emitting Ca₂PO₄Cl:Eu²⁺ phosphor for near-ultraviolet converting white light-emitting diodes

A blue phosphor Ca2PO4Cl:Eu2+(CAP:Eu2+) was synthesized by solid state reaction.The Ca2PO4Cl:Eu2+ exhibited high quantum efficiency and excellent thermal stability.The luminescent intensity of Ca2PO4Cl:Eu2+ was found to be 128% under excitation at 380 nm,149% under 400 nm,and 247% under 420 nm as high as that of BaMgAl10O17:Eu2+.The optimal doping concentration was observed to 11 mol.% of CAP:Eu2+.The energy transfer between Eu2+ ions in CAP were occurred via electric multipolar interaction,and the critical transfer distance was estimated to be 1.26 nm.A mixture of blue-emitting Ca2PO4Cl:Eu2+,green-emitting(Ba,Sr)2SiO4:Eu2+ and red-emitting CaAlSiN3:Eu2+ phosphors were selected in conjunction with 400 nm chip to fabricate white LED devices.The average color-rendering index Ra and correlated color temperature(Tc) of the white LEDs were found to be 93.4 and 4590 K,respectively.The results indicated that it was a promising candidate as a blue-emitting phosphor for the near-UV white light-emitting diodes.     

Effects of manganese doping on magnetocaloric effect in Ge-rich Gd_5Ge_（2.05）Si_（1.95） alloy

The structure, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of the Ge-rich Gd5Ge2.05-xSi1.95-xMn2x (x=0.01 and 0.03) alloys were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and magnetization measurements. The results of energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and X-ray diffraction analyses showed that the composition and crystal structure of the alloys were desired. DSC measurements were performed to determine the transformation temperatures for each alloy. Both alloys exhibited the first order phase transition around room temperature. The alloys showed an anti-ferromagnetic transition around 60 K. The isothermal magnetic entropy changes of the alloys were determined from the isothermal magnetization measurements by using the Maxwell relation. The maximum values of isothermal magnetic entropy change of the Gd5Ge2.05-xSi1.95-xMn2x alloy with x=0.01 was found to be -12.1 and -19.8 J/(kg·K) using Maxwell equation around 268 K in applied fields of 2 and 5 T, respectively.     

Collapse of charge ordering in Bi0.5Sr0.5MnO3 by cation disorder： a magnetic and structural investigation

The structure, transport, and magnetic properties of LaxBi0.5.xSr0.5MnO3 （LBSMO） （x=0.1 and 0.4） were studied through X-ray diffraction, magnetization, and electron spin resonance （ESR） measurements. The structural analysis showed that the LBSMO crystallized in an orthorhombic perovskite structure with Pbnm space group for x=-0.1 and Imma space group for x=0.4 and the highly polarizable 6s^2 lone pair of Bi^3＋ was the ttming factor for the structural variations. Magnetic studies revealed that the replacement of Bi ions by La ions resulted in the collapse high temperature charge ordering state of BSMO and it order Ferro Magnetically （FM） with Tc around 355 and 330 K for x=0.1 and 0.4, respectively. Both ESR, temperature and field dependant magnetization suggested that there was a coexistence of FM and the paramagnetic phases well below Tc and the FM and CO-AFM phases below 250 K of LBSMO.