Author： Nagabhushana B. M.
Publisher： Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISSN： 1478-6443
Source： Philosophical Magazine, Vol.90, Iss.15, 2010-05, pp. : 2009-2025
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Abstract
Single-step low-temperature solution combustion (LCS) synthesis was adopted for the preparation of LaMnO3+δ (LM) nanopowders. The powders were well characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), surface area and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The PXRD of as-formed LM showed a cubic phase but, upon calcination (900°C, 6 h), it transformed into a rhombohedral phase. The effect of fuel on the formation of LM was examined, and its structure and magnetoresistance properties were investigated. Magnetoresistance (MR) measurements on LM were carried out at 0, 1, 4 and 7 T between 300 and 10 K. LM (fuel-to-oxidizer ratio; ψ = 1) showed an MR of 17% at 1 T, whereas, for 4 and 7 T, it exhibited an MR of 45 and 55%, respectively, near the TM-I. Metallic resistivity data below TM-I showed that the double exchange interaction played a major role in this compound. It was interesting to observe that the sample calcined at 1200°C for 3 h exhibited insulator behavior.
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