Transport and Magnetic Properties of Nanosized La0.6Sm0. 1Sr0.3MnO3 ＋ xCoO Composites

The composites La0.6Sm0.1Sr0.3MnO3 xCoO (x=0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 mol), named as Ax samples, were synthesized by the sol-gel technique to derive homogeneous CoO-coated composites. CoO addition induces an increase of resistivity (ρ) and a decrease of Curie temperature (TC), magnetization, and TP at which the ρ peak is located. It has been concluded that the resistivity below TP fits well with the equation ρ=ρ0 ρ2T2 ρ4.5T4.5, indicating the importance of grain/domain boundary effects, the electron-electron scattering process, and the two magnon scattering process. On the other hand, the paramagnetic insulating region may be explained by using adiabatic small polaron hopping mechanism, thereby indicating that polaron hopping might be responsible for the conduction mechanism. Magnetoresistance results were explained by a two-level model of tunneling MR and percolation model.     

Microstructure and Properties of La_(0.7)Sr_(0.3)MnO_3 Films Deposited on LaAlO_3 (100), (110), and (111) Substrates

Recently , doped perovskite manganite has kin-dled a renewed interest because they exhibit a varietyof unique magnetic and electronic behaviors such ascolossal magnetoresistance (CMR) ,percolative phaseseparation,and spin/charge/orbital ordering[1 ~3].Theemphasis of both theoretical and experi mental studiesof doped materials has beenthe effect of CMRbecauseit can be usedfor potential applicationin magnetic de-vices .As a member of the CMR materials ,La0 .7Sr0 .3MnO3(LSMO) possesses the …     

Synthesis and Electrical Properties of La0.6M0.4FeO3-δ （M = Ca, Sr, Ba） as Cathodes for SOFCs

Intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells(IT-SOFCs) have attracted extensively attentionin re-cent years because of the potential to dramatically re-duce the cost of the materials and cell fabrication inaddition to i mprove reliability , portability and long-termperformance stability ,it has been regarded as ahigh green energyin 21st[1].However ,the experi men-tal results identifiedthat the ohmic losses of IT-SOFCslargely occurred from cathode polarization , and theknown cathode mate…     

Effect of Bi2O3 Additives on Properties of La0.7Ca0.3CrO3

Lanthanum chromites doped with alkaline earthmetals (Ca or Sr) have been widely accepted as candi dates for interconnection materials in high temperaturesolid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs)[1,2]. It can satisfy mostof the requirements for SOFC, such as h…     

Catalytic combustion study of soot on Ce0.7Zr0.3O2 solid solution

The Ce0.7Zr0.3O2 solid solution and CeO2 were prepared using the sol-gel method. The phase structure, crystallite sizes and the reducibility of the catalysts were characterized by XRD and H2-TPR techniques. XRD results indicated that Zr^4＋ had replaced part of Ce^4＋ to form a fluorite-like solid solution, which was favorable to obtain ultrafine nanoparticles. The ratio of main HE consumption for Ce0.7Zr0.3O2：CeO2 was 4.4：1.0, implying that the solid solution could improve the reducibility compared to the single CeO2. The Ce0.7Zr0.3O2 solid solution catalyst showed a sharp combustion peak at 397 ℃, which was 200 ℃ lower than that of the single soot. The good catalytic activity of the Ce0.7Zr0.3O2 was attributed to the formation of nano-CeO2-based solid solution, which enhanced the reducibility and then improved the combustion activity. As Ce0.7Zr0.3O2 could be easily reduced to Ce0.7Zr0.3O2-x meanwhile, after oxygenation, the Ce0.7Zr0.3O2.x was recovered to Ce0.7Zr0.3O2 completely. A catalytic combustion reaction mechanism was proposed： the Ce0.7Zr0.3O2 was reduced to Ce0.7Zr0.3O2-x by the reaction with carbon and then it was recovered to Ce0.7Zr0.3O2-x by the interaction with O2.     

Nanoscratch behaviors of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3＋δ thin films

The nanoscratch behaviors of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3＋δ films, which were deposited with ratio of O2/（O2＋Ar）, ranging from 4.4% to 45.6% by DC magnetron sputter, were investigated by a nanoindentation technique. The results indicated that the friction coefficient between the films and the diamond tip depended on the loading critical load. The friction coefficient was about 0.08-0.12 when the loading normal load was less than the loading critical load. The films displayed excellent elastic recovery after unloading. When the loading load was larger than the loading critical load, plastic deformation and ploughing appeared for the films. The friction coefficient was about 0.43 when the film was damaged completely. The suitable decrease in ratio of O2/（O2＋Ar） could improve the nanoscratch resistance of the films. The film deposited with O2/（O2＋Ar）=25% possessed better scratch resistance due to good elastic recovery, high nanohardness, and critical load. The loading critical load of the film was larger than 80 raN.     

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.     

Hall effect of quinquevalent ion-doped La0.9Sb0.1MnO3 film

Hall effect of the quinquevalent ion-doped La0.9Sb0.1MnO3(LSbMO)film,with strong magnetic-resistive correlation,which was believed to be an electron-doped manganite,was experimentally studied,and a positive normal Hall coefficient was observed below the Curie temperature,which indicated that the system was hole doped.These observations might be attributed to the presence of excessive oxygen in the film.The resistivity of the film increased overall and the metal-semiconductor transition shifted to a lower temperature after removing excessive oxygen by vacuum annealing.These results implied that the magnetic-resistive correlation in the LSbMO film was attributed to the interaction between Mn3+ and Mn4+ ions,instead of that between Mn2+ and Mn3+ ions.     

Effect of La2O3 on Microstructure and Transmittance of Transparent Alumina Ceramics

Optically transparent alumina ceramics were fabricated by conventional process and sintered without pressure in H2 atmosphere. The results indicate that relative densities of alumina specimens increase to theoretical densities （T. D. ） with increasing content of La2O3. With increasing holding time during sintering, much less pores and larger grains were found in the sintered alumina samples. Higher transmittance was achieved in alumina codoped with MgO and La2O3 as compared with that doped with MgO only. The total-transmittance of alumina sample is up to 86% at twavelength range of 300 - 800 nm.     

Effect of Zn Doping on Transport Properties of La2/3 Sr1/3 Mn1 - x Znx O3 Films

La2/3 Sr1/3 Mn1-x ZnxO3films （x =0.05, 0.1,0.3, and 0.5） were prepared using magnetron sputtering method, and the effect of Zn doping on transport properties of the films was studied. An analysis of X-ray diffraction showed that the main phase of the bulk target was orthorhombic and the films had better epitaxial character. It was found that the films with x =0.05 and x =0.1 exhibited typical insulator-metal transition. No transition of the films with x≥0.3 was observed and the dominant transport was variable-range hopping due to observable secondary phase ZnO. These could be attributed to the Zn doping effect on manganites.     

Synthesis kinetics and thermophysical properties of La_2（Zr_（0.7）Ce_（0.3））_2O_7 ceramic for thermal barrier coatings

La2(Zr0.7Ce0.3)2O7 (LZ7C3) ceramic was synthesized by solid state reaction with La2O3, ZrO2 and CeO2 as starting materials. The synthesis kinetics, phase structure, mass loss and microstructure were studied by thermo gravimetric-different thermal analyzer (TG-DTA), X-ray difference (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The thermal conductivity and thermal expansion coefficient were measured by laser-flash method and pushing-rod method, respectively. XRD results showed that LZ7C3 was a mixture of La2Zr2O7 (LZ, pyro- chlore) and La2Ce2O7 (LC, fluorite). The lowest synthesis temperature and time of LZ7C3 were 1400 oC and 5 h. There were no peaks of La2O3 when the powder granularity was about 0.82 μm in the synthesis process. The atom ratio La:Zr:Ce of prepared LZ7C3 powder was very close to 10:7:3 which was the theory value of LZ7C3. The thermal conductivity of LZ7C3 decreased gradually with the temperature increased up to 1200 oC, and was located within 0.79 to 1.02 W/(m·K), which was almost 50% lower than that of LZ, whereas its thermal expansion coefficient was larger and the value was 11.6×10-6 K-1.