Synthesis, structural characterization and magnetic properties of the monoclinic ordered double perovskites BaLaMSbO6, with M = Mn, Co and Ni

Double perovskites BaLaMnSbO6, BaLaCoSbO6 and BaLaNiSbO6, were synthesized by conventional ceramic method in air, as polycrystalline powders. The Mn and Ni compounds belong to the I 2/m monoclinic space group, while the Co perovskite belongs to the I 4/m tetragonal space group. Effective presence of Mn2+ has been well established by X-ray emission spectroscopy for BaLaMnSbO6, and there is no evidence of Mn3+. BaLaCoSbO6 and BaLaNiSbO6 only show the expected 3D-antiferromagnetic behavior typical of super-superexchange interactions, while BaLaMnSbO6 displays signs of superparamagnetism in the 40–160 K range, which arises from unbalanced antiferromagnetism inside nanoclusters formed by regions which are rich in Mn2+–O2−–Mn2+ paths. Neutron powder diffraction data for BaLaMnSbO6 reveals that at 3 K, only long range order antiferromagnetic arrangement of Mn2+ spins on 2d octahedral sites is obtained.

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Main Authors:	Blanco, M. Cecilia, De Paoli, Juan M., Ceppi, Sergio, Tirao, Germán Alfredo, Nassif, Vivian M., Guimpel, J., Carbonio, Raúl E.
Format:	article biblioteca
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Double perovskites, Magnetic properties, X-ray emission spectroscopy, Neutron powder diffraction,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/11086/26684 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.04.013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.04.013
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