Spin Dependent Hopping in Ti Doped La0.67 Ca0.33 MnO3

A systematic investigation of the magnetic and transport properties of Ti doped La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 was reported. The Ti substitution for Mn ions results in a reduction in ferromagnetism and conductivity. The metal-insulator transition temperature is close to Curie temperature which decreases from 274 to 82 K as x increases from 0 to 0.17. The most important effect of Ti doping is to introduce spin clusters in the samples due to the distortion of local lattice and the inhomogeneous magnetic structure induced primarily by the random distribution of Mn ions. A maximum magnetoresistance ratio as large as 90% in 1 T at 122 K was obtained for the sample with x =0. 055, which is four times larger than that obtained for LCMO sample at 272 K. There is a remarkable field-history dependent MR in the cooling process for the doped samples while such phenomenon disappears in the warming run. The resistivity follows well the variable range hopping behavior in paramagnetic state. Both the size effect and spin dependent hopping of carriers between the spin clusters should be considered in this system.     

Structural,magnetic and electrical characterization of the La0.7Ca0.3Co1–xMnxO3（x=0,0.7 and 1） compounds prepared by a simple method

Structural, magnetic and electrical properties of the La0.7Ca0.3Co1–xMnxO3（x=0, 0.7 and 1） samples prepared by a simple method were systematically studied and it was found that the crystal structure was transformed from rhombohedral for La0.7Ca0.3CoO3（LCCO） and La0.7Ca0.3Co0.3Mn0.7O3（LCCMO） samples to orthorhombic for La0.7Ca0.3MnO3（LCMO） sample. The AC magnetic susceptibility measurements showed that LCCO sample underwent a transition from paramagnetic（PM） to ferromagnetic（FM） phase at Curie temperature, TC~155 K and below Curie temperature, the glassy ferromagnetism nature was observed. In LCCMO sample,clear evidence of spin glass（SG） state was observed at low temperature. PM-FM phase transition at about TC~260 K and long range FM order at low temperatures were observed in LCMO sample. Both the LCCO and LCCMO samples exhibited insulating behavior in the whole range of measuring temperature whereas the LCMO sample underwent a clear metal-insulator（MI） transition at about TMI~263 K, corresponding to Curie temperature. Metallic region of ρ（T） curve of the LCMO sample was fitted to the model of electron-electron and electron-magnon scattering. The charge carrier transport behavior in all the samples was compared based on polaronic models.     

Transport Property of La0.67-xSmxSr0.33MnO3 at Heavy Samarium Doping （0.40≤x≤0.60）

The influence of heavy samarion （Sm） doping （0.40≤x≤0.60） on magnetic and electric properties of La0.67-xSmxSr0.33MnO3 was investigated by measuring the magnetization-temperature （M - T） curves, magnetization-magnetic density （ M - H） curves, resistivity-temperature （ρ- T） curves and magnetoresistivity-temperature （ MR - T） curves of the samples under different temperatures. It is found that, form from long-range ferromagnetic order to spin-cluster glass with the increase of Sm doping amount, the samples transstate and anti-ferromagnetic state; and when x = 0.60, the transport property becomes abnormal under magnetic background; and the magnetic structure changes and extra magnetic coupling induced by doping leads to colossal magnetoresistance effect. The transport mechanism of metallic conduction at low temperature is mainly electron-magneton interaction and can be fitted by the formula ρ = ρ0 ＋ AT^4.5, and the insulatorlike transport mechanism on high temperature range is mainly the function of variable-range hopping and can be fitted by the formula ρ = ρ0exp（T0/T）^1/4. In the formulas above, p is resistivity, T is temperature, and A, ρ0, T0 are constants.     

Microstructure and electrical resistivity in the GdNi_(5–x)Cu_x intermetallic series

The effect of the Ni/Cu substitution on the electrical resistivity and microstructure of the polycrystalline GdNi_(5–x)Cu_x series was studied. The value of temperature of phase transition(T_(ph)) estimated from temperature dependence of electrical resistance varied non-linearly across copper doping from 32.5 K(x=0.0) to 29.1 K(x=5.0). The value of residual resistivity(ρ_o) estimated at low temperature range decreased from 27.28 μΩcm(x=0.0) to 9.44 μΩcm(x=5.0), which was discussed as the influence of microstructure. In order to describe the temperature dependence of resistivity ρ(T) a variety of approaches were applied due to different scattering mechanisms occurring at high and low temperature ranges. The change within ρ(T) curvature was evidenced at low temperature range across copper doping. The temperature variation of the resistivity was quite peculiar for Cu-rich compounds(x=4.8, x=5.0), which might be correlated with the incommensurate magnetic structure derived from the weakly negative interaction between the nearest neighbours of Gd. The correlation between microstructure and resistivity was observed.     

Transport Property of La0.67-xSmxSr0.33MnO3 at Heavy Samarium Doping (0.40≤x≤0.60)

The influence of heavy samarion (Sm) doping(0.40≤x≤0.60) on magnetic and electric properties of La0.67-xSmxSr0.33MnO3 was investigated by measuring the magnetization-temperature (M～T) curves, magnetization-magnetic density (M～H) curves, resistivity-temperature(ρ-T) curves and magnetoresistivity-temperature(MR～T) curves of the samples under different temperatures.It is found that, with the increase of Sm doping amount, the samples transform from long-range ferromagnetic order to spin-cluster glass state and anti-ferromagnetic state;and when x=0.60, the transport property becomes abnormal under magnetic background;and the magnetic structure changes and extra magnetic coupling induced by doping leads to colossal magnetoresistance effect.The transport mechanism of metallic conduction at low temperature is mainly electron-magneton interaction and can be fitted by the formula ρ=ρ0 AT4.5, and the insulator-like transport mechanism on high temperature range is mainly the function of variable-range hopping and can be fitted by the formula ρ=ρ0exp(T0/T)1/4.In the formulas above, ρ is resistivity, T is temperature, and A, ρ0, T0 are constants.     

Research of Colossal Magnetoresistance in La0.67Ca0.33Mn1-xCrxO3 （0.00 ≤x≤0.15）

The extraordinary colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) behavior in Mn-site doped system La0.67Ca0.33Mn1-xCrxO3(0.00≤x≤0.15) was reported. It was found that the substitution with Cr on Mn sites introduces an additional bump in zero-field resistivity. With increasing Cr content, this additional bump grows up drastically while the original resistivity peak associated with magnetic order transition diminishes gradually. Under the applied magnetic field, both bumps of resistivity are deeply compressed, which leads to the appearance of two peaks in CMR response. As a result, the temperature range of CMR response is significantly broadened, spanned from the lowest to near room temperature. These results suggest that Mn-site element substitution could be a potent way of tuning CMR response.     

Influence of the substitution of Sm, Gd, and Dy for La in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 on its magnetic and electric properties and strengthening effect on room-temperature CMR

A series of La0.7-xSmxSr0.3MnO3, La0.7-xGdxSr0.3MnO3, and La0.7-xDyxSr0.3MnO3 （x=0.00, 0.10, 0.20, 0.30） samples were prepared by the solid-state reaction method. The influence of the substitution of Sm, Gd, and Dy for La on the magnetic and electric properties and on the magnetoresistance （MR） was studied through measurements of M-T curves and p-T curves. The results showed that： lattice distortion induced by substitution of Sm, Gd, and Dy for La and extra magnetism of substitution had great influence on the magnetic and electric properties of pcrovskite manganites; substitution of magnetic rare earth element for La was an effective way to change Curie temperature and to strengthen MR in perovskite manganites; and appropriate substitution proportion would generate large MR near room temperature.     

Magnetic and electric characteristics and abnormality of low-temperature resistivity in La0.67-xErxSr0.33MnO3(0.00≤x≤0.20) system

M-T curves, p-T curves, and MR-T curves of La0.67-xErxSr0.33MnO3 (x=0.00, 0.10, 0.20) system were studied by experiments. The experiments showed that: with increasing the doping amount, the magnetic structure of the system transformed from long-range ferromag-netic ordering to spin-cluster glass state, and M-T curves bent up in the extremely low temperature range; the resistivity of the system in-creased with increasing doping amount and exhibited the minimum phenomenon of low-temperature resistivity. The variation of the mag-netic and electric properties came from the extra magnetic coupling induced by the doping and from the Kondo effect induced by the lattice distortion and local magnetic moments which was similar to that induced by the mattering of magnetic impurities on electron spins.     

Influence of the substitution of Sm, Gd, and Dy for La in La_(0.7)Sr_(0.3)MnO_3 on its magnetic and electric properties and strengthening effect on room-temperature CMR

A series of La0.7–xSmxSr0.3MnO3, La0.7–xGdxSr0.3MnO3, and La0.7–xDyxSr0.3MnO3 (x=0.00, 0.10, 0.20, 0.30) samples were prepared by the solid-state reaction method. The influence of the substitution of Sm, Gd, and Dy for La on the magnetic and electric properties and on the magnetoresistance (MR) was studied through measurements of M-T curves and ρ-T curves. The results showed that: lattice distortion in-duced by substitution of Sm, Gd, and Dy for La and extra magnetism of substitution had great influence on the magnetic and electric proper-ties of perovskite manganites; substitution of magnetic rare earth element for La was an effective way to change Curie temperature and to strengthen MR in perovskite manganites; and appropriate substitution proportion would generate large MR near room temperature.     

Competition between Band Filling and Steric Effect in Ordered Double Perovskites Sr2- x Lax MnMoO6

The ordered double perovskites, Sr2-xLaxMnMoO6, were prepared by sol-gel reaction. Structural, magnetic, and electrical properties were investigated for a series of ordered double perovskites Sr2- x Lax MnMoO6 （0 ≤ x ≤ 1 ）. The compounds have a monoclinic structure （space group P21/n） and the cell volume expands monotonically with La doping. The Tc and the magnetic moment rise and the cusp-like transition temperature below which the magnetic frustration occurs shifts to high temperature as x increases. With La doping, electrical resistivity of Sr2-x LaxMnMoO6 decreases only at low doping levels （x ≤0.2）; while at high doping levels （0.8≤x ≤1）, electrical resistivity tends to increase greatly. The resuits suggest that the competition between band filling effect and steric effect coexists in the whole doping range, and the formation of ferrimagnetic interactions is not simply at the expense of antiferromagnetic interactions.     

Sintering of Ce（0.8）Sm（0.2）O（1.9）

Ce0.8Sm0.2O1.9（SDC）powder was prepared with an oxalate coprecipitation route.SDC solid solutions were sintered at various temperatures ranging from 1100~1450 ℃,and characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD）,scanning electron microscopy（SEM）,density measurements,and electrical conductivity measurements.The optimized processing parameters for densification were to uniaxially press the sample at 200~400 MPa and sinter it at 1350~1400 ℃ for 4 h.The density of the sintered pellets was 〉90% of the theoretical density;their soakage was 〈0.5%;and the average grain size was 1~2 μm.The conductivities of the typical sintered specimen were 0.0133 and 0.0211 S·cm-1 at 550 and 600 ℃,respectively;Its activation energy for ionic conductivity was 0.62 eV.The dense SDC bulk material could be used as the electrolyte layer of low temperature solid oxide fuel cells.     

Study on Interaction Energy of PAMAM/Lanthanide（ Ⅲ ） by Molecular Dynamics Method

PAMAM/lanthanide （Ⅲ） nanocomposite was studied by molecular simulation method. Molecular simulation enabled study of the lanthanide tetrad effect at atomic level. However, PAMAM dendrimer exhibiting unique properties such as nanometer size and highly functionalized terminal surface provided a novel space for lanthanide （Ⅲ） to show their peculiar tetrad effect. The results showed that total energies of PAMAM/lanthanide（Ⅲ） nanocomposites presented obvious tetrad effect and special double-double effect. Nd, Gd, and Er fell to the lower point and Gd fell to the lowest point in the TE-Ln curve with four groups. In order to explain the tetrad effect, kinetic energy （KE） and potential energy （PE） were analyzed. The KE curve consisted of three W-type parts （La - Pm, Pm - Tb, Tb - Tm, and the latter two W-type part were axial symmetry） and an exception part （Yb - Lu）. It also showed that the KE of odd atomic number was higher than the even one＇s with exception of Yb and Lu. Furthermore, decomposed potential energies gave out the atomic-level subtle difference of lanthanide which present more regulations for Eu（Ⅲ） - Lu（Ⅲ） compared with La（Ⅲ） - Sm（Ⅲ）. And also Ho-valley and three platforms （Sm - Eu, Td - Dy, Er - Tm） were discovered that refect the regular change of nanocomposite structures. Additionally, there are distinct correlations between Ebond and EInversion, EAngle and EVDW, Eworsion and ECoul, respectively. Therefore, PAMAM could be used in separation of lanthanide by changing conditions.     

High Temperature Chemical Reaction of La2O3 in H3BO3 -C System

The high temperature chemical reaction process of La2O3 in H3BO3-C system was studied by means of XRD and TG-DTA.The results showed that dehydration reaction of H3BO3 occurred in the temperature range of 82～390 ℃;La2O3 and B2O3 reacted to form LaB3O6,LaBO3,and B4C in the temperature range of 836～1400℃;at 1450 ℃,B4C and LaBO3 further reacted to form LaB4,and partial LaB4 and B reacted to form LaB6;at 1500 ℃,LaB4 and B reacting into LaB6 was the main reaction,and the content of LaB6 increased with prolonging time.     

Preparation and Characterization of Gd3Sc2Ga3O12 Polycrystalline Material by Co-Precipitation Method

Gd3Sc2Ga3O12 polycrystalline material for single crystal growth was prepared with Ga, Gd2O3 and Sc2O3 as starting materials and aqueous ammonia as the precipitator by co-precipitation method. The precursors sintered at various temperatures were characterized by infrared spectra （IR）, X-ray diffractometry （XRD） and transmitted electron microscopy （TEM）. The results showed that pure GSGG phase could be obtained at 900 ℃. The sintered powders were well-dispersed and less-aggregated in the sintered temperature range of 900 - 1000 ℃. XRD and TEM show that the polycrystalline particle sizes of the polycrystalline powders were about 20 - 50 nm. Compared with the method that Ga2O3, Gd2O3 and Sc2O3 were mixed directly and sintered to get polycrystalline materials, the synthesized temperature was lower and sintered time was shorter. Thus co-precipitation was a good method to synthesize GSGG polycrystalline material.     

2 μm mid-infrared optical spectra of Tm3+-doped germanium gallate glasses

Glasses with the composition of 65GeO212Ga2O3-10BaO-8Li2O-5La2O3(molar ratio) doped with 1.526 wt.%, 3.006 wt.%, 5.836 wt.%, 11.028 wt.%, and 15.678 wt.% Tm2O3, respectively, were fabricated by conventional melting method. According to the absorption spectra and the Judd-Ofelt theory, the J-O strength parameters (Ω2,Ω4, Ω6) were calculated, with which the radiative transition probabilities,branching ratios and radiative lifetimes were obtained. The infrared emission spectra (with 808 nm LD excitation) at～1.47 and～1.8 μm of various concentrations of Tm3+-doped glasses were studied. The emission intensity at～1.8 μm reached to the maximum when the Tm2O3-doping concentration was near to be～3.006 wt.% (1.0 mol.%), and then decreased as doping concentration increased further. The mechanism of the fluorescence intensity change was explained with the cross-relaxation effect and the concentration quenching effect of Tm3+. Meanwhile, according to McCumber theory, the absorption and emission cross-sections corresponding to the 3F4→3H6 transitions of Tm3+ at 1.8 μm was obtained. For Tm3+-doped germanate glasses, the maximum emission cross-section reached a value higher than that re-ported for fluorozircoaluminate glasses. It is expected to be a favorable candidate host for～2.0 μm mid-inflated laser because the glass shows favorable optical spectra.     

Growth and Optical Spectra of Zn：Er：LiNbO3 Crystals Using Bridgman Method

The growth of LiNbO₃ single crystal with Er³⁺ and Zn²⁺ co-doped using Bridgman method and its characteristic absorption spectra and fluorescence spectra were reported. Large-size crystals initially containing Zn²⁺ (3%) and Er³⁺ (0.6%) with good optical quality were obtained using optimized conditions such as a growth rate of 0.8 1.5 mm·h⁻¹ and a temperature gradient of about 30 35 °C · cm⁻¹ across the solid-liquid interface and the sealed platinum crucible. X-ray diffraction and differential thermal analysis (DTA) were used to characterize the crystals. The results indicate that the concentration of Er³⁺ ions in crystals, their absorption intensity, and their fluorescence intensity decrease from the bottom to the top in the crystals. However, for the upper part of the crystal, the up-conversion fluorescence intensity is higher than that of the lower part excited by an 800 or 970 nm pump. The effects of the crystal lattice, their structural defect and their effective segregation of Er³⁺ ions were discussed with respect to the variations of the up-conversion fluorescence intensity.     

Preparation and Characterization of W-Type Hexaferrite Doped with La

A series of W-type ferrites with the composition ofBal-xLaxCo2Fe16O27（where, x =0.0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20 and 0.25） were prepared by solid-state reaction method. The structure transformations of the ferrites were examined by XRD, DTA-TG and XPS, and the microwave-absorbing properties were investigated by evaluating the permeability and permittivity of materials（μτ,ετ, ）. The results showed that the phase-transition temperature increased with the addition of La^3＋ content, and a single-phase was formed at 1250℃ at last. Microwave properties were obviously improved as a result of the substitution of La^3＋ for Ba^2＋ at the frequency range of 0.5 - 18.0 GHz.     

Conductivity improvement of Ce0.8Gd0：2O1.9 solid electrolyte

Solid oxide fuel cells based on doped ceria electrolytes offer operating temperatures of 600 °C. During recent years much attention was aimed at successful powder preparation with high sinter activity and high conductivity. The properties of ceria electrolyte are very sensitive to impurities introduced during powder and electrolyte fabrication. One of the most successful and commercially available processes for the production of clean powders is based on the addition of several percent metallic cations that will react with impurities and segregate into the triple points of grain boundaries. In this work the results obtained from doping of CGO20 by 2% Ca and prepared by different routes were presented. The way of introducing Ca seemed to play an important role.     

Characterization of Superfine Sr2CeO4 Powder Prepared by Microemulsion-Heating Method

Powder phosphor of Sr2CeO4 is prepared by microemulsion-heating method and a film of the phosphor on ITO glass is formed by electrophoretic deposition. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) images show that the powder fired at 850 ℃ for 4 h has a spherical shape with an average diameter of 70 ～ 80 nm whereas the powder sintered at 900 ℃ for 4 h and 1000 ℃ for 4 h have shuttle-like and spherical shapes, respectively, with both sizes less than 1 μm.X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns indicate that the superfine Sr2CeO4 exhibits an orthorhombic crystal structure. Roomtemperature photoluminescence (PL) measurements show that there are three excitation peaks located at around 262, 280and 341 nm, and all the Sr2CeO4 samples display an intense blue emission at 470 nm with CIE coordinate of (x, y) =(0.176, 0.283). The quantum yield of phosphor is high up to 0.47 ± 0.04. Compared with Sr2CeO4 samples prepared with traditional high-temperature heating, the phosphor synthesized with this method has a smaller size, lower calcination temperature, and shorter calcination time, and the main excitation and emission bands are blue shifted about 30 and 12 nm respectively. The startup voltage for Sr2CeO4 film on ITO glass shifts from 2700 to 4000 V with increasing thickness of the film.