Complete 'Melting' of Charge Order in Hydrothermally Grown Pr_0.57Ca_0.41Ba_0.02MnO₃ Nanowires

Authors: Anuradha, K.N.; Rao, S.S.; Bhat, S.V.

Source: Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 7, Number 6, June 2007 , pp. 1775-1778(4)

Publisher: American Scientific Publishers

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Abstract:

Nanowires of Pr_0.57Ca_0.41Ba_0.02MnO₃ (PCBM) (diameter ∼80-90 nm and length ∼3.5 μm) were synthesized by a low reaction temperature hydrothermal method. Single-phase nature of the sample was confirmed by XRD experiments. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the morphology and microstructures of the nanowires. While the bulk PCBM is known to exhibit charge order (CO) below 230 K along with a ferromagnetic transition at 110 K, SQUID measurements on the nanowires of PCBM show that the charge order is completely absent and a ferromagnetic transition occurs at 115 K. However, the magnetization in the nanowires is observed to be less compared to that in the bulk. This observation of the complete 'melting' of the charge order in the PCBM nanowires is particularly significant in view of the observation of only a weakening of the CO in the nanowires of Pr_0.5Ca_0.5MnO₃. Electron paramagnetic resonance experiments were also carried out on the PCBM nanowires using an X-band EPR spectrometer. Characteristic differences were observed in the line width of nanowires when compared with that of the bulk.

Keywords: NANOMANGANITES; PR1-XCAXMNO3; PR0.57CA0.41BA0.02MNO3; CHARGE ORDERING

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2007.713

Publication date: 2007-06-01

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