Published April 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Temperature and magnetic field dependence of the coexistent phases in La1-xCaxMnO3+δ (x=0.47, 0.49)

  • 1. Tohoku Univ., Institute for Materials Research, Sendai, Miyagi (Japan)
  • 2. Iwate Univ., Faculty of Engineering, Morioka, Iwate (Japan)

Description

X-ray diffraction measurements under high and low temperature, and magnetic field have been performed for the doped La1-xCaxMnO3+δ polycrystals to clarify the coexistent phases and their structures around the composition of x - 0.5. By measurements at high temperature, the transition from a Pnma to an Imma space group symmetry phase has been firstly observed in this system at the temperature between 500degC and 600degC. At low temperature, the importance of the measurement of (131) reflection is noticed and the phase fraction of two similar Pnma phases with ferromagnetic and anti-ferromagnetic states is determined. It is found that the application of the magnetic field by 5 T and the slight change of the composition x by 0.02 remarkably affect this phase fraction. (author)

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Journal Title
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
Journal Volume
72
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 817-821
ISSN
0031-9015

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Notes
16 refs., 8 figs.