Magnetic properties of the double perovskites Sm₂Mn_1+xCo_1−xO₆ (x  =  0, 0.05, 0.12 and 0.26)

The magnetic properties of the double perovskites Sm₂Mn_1+xCo_1−xO₆ (x  =  0, 0.05, 0.12 and 0.26) were investigated. It was found that the Curie temperature, the lattice parameters and the net magnetic moments increased for increasing amounts of Co. An irreversible behavior was observed by measuring the magnetization after cooling the sample with and without applied magnetic fields (H). The temperature below which the irreversibility was observed is H dependent and the data were nicely fit to de Almeida–Thouless lines. The ac magnetic susceptibility was measured for frequencies f  in the range 0.03–10 kHz yielding for the shifting in the freezing temperature per decade of f . The spin-dynamics were found to follow a power-law with a product of the critical exponents of about 4.99. The overall results are understood within a framework where the variation in the bonding angle associated to the super-exchange interactions are taken into consideration. (paper)