Negative magnetism in perovskite manganites Gd_1-xSr _xMnO₃(0.1≤x≤0.3)

Abstract

A series of Sr-substituted Gd_1-xSr _xMnO₃(0.1≤x≤0.3) materials was prepared via a standard method involving solid-state reaction. Their crystal structure within the entire doping region was determined to be orthorhombic perovskite type. The magnetic properties of the perovskite Gd_1-xSr _xMnO₃(0.1≤x≤0.3) were thoroughly investigated. It appears that Mn ions with high valence state can induce stronger magnetization, and negative magnetization is evident in the manganites with x=0.1 and x=0.2, suggesting that valence fluctuation plays an important role in such systems. The result of XPS analysis indicates that the valence state of Mn ions is 3.25 and there seems to be excess amounts of oxygen in the structure of Gd_0.8Sr_0.2MnO_3+δ. In addition, the results of magnetization measurements demonstrate that spin reversal occurs only when the applied field is less than 1.99×10₅ A/m, which presumably could be due to the negative exchange interaction between Mn sub-lattice and Gd sites.

Keywords

Perovskite manganite / Solid-state reaction / Negative magnetization / Spin reversal

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