TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of rare earth ion substitution on the magnetic and transport properties of Pr0.7Re0.04Sr0.26MnO3 (RE = Er3+, Tb3+ and Ho3+)
AU - Rama, N.
AU - Philipp, J. B.
AU - Opel, M.
AU - Erb, A.
AU - Sankaranarayanan, V.
AU - Gross, R.
AU - Rao, M. S.Ramachandra
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The effect of rare earth ion (RE = Er3+, Tb3+, Ho3+) substitution in Pr0.74Sr0.26MnO 3 (PSMO(0.26)) on the magnetic and transport properties is reported. It is found that even for a small concentration of substitution of Pr 3+ ions by Er3+, Tb3+, or Ho3+ ions there is a significant change in the transport and magnetic properties compared to the parent compound Pr0.74Sr0.26MnO3. The observed changes are attributed to the increase in the average A-site disorder upon substituting smaller ions (ionic radius of Er3+ = 1.062 Å, Ho3+ = 1.072 Å, Tb3+ = 1.095 Å) in place of bigger Pr3+ ion (ionic radius = 1.179 Å). The Ho3+ substituted sample was found to behave anomalously when compared to the other two rare earth ion-substituted (Tb3+ and Er3+) samples. Such anomalous behaviour could most likely be caused by the magnetic coupling of the Ho and Mn ions.
AB - The effect of rare earth ion (RE = Er3+, Tb3+, Ho3+) substitution in Pr0.74Sr0.26MnO 3 (PSMO(0.26)) on the magnetic and transport properties is reported. It is found that even for a small concentration of substitution of Pr 3+ ions by Er3+, Tb3+, or Ho3+ ions there is a significant change in the transport and magnetic properties compared to the parent compound Pr0.74Sr0.26MnO3. The observed changes are attributed to the increase in the average A-site disorder upon substituting smaller ions (ionic radius of Er3+ = 1.062 Å, Ho3+ = 1.072 Å, Tb3+ = 1.095 Å) in place of bigger Pr3+ ion (ionic radius = 1.179 Å). The Ho3+ substituted sample was found to behave anomalously when compared to the other two rare earth ion-substituted (Tb3+ and Er3+) samples. Such anomalous behaviour could most likely be caused by the magnetic coupling of the Ho and Mn ions.
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U2 - 10.1140/epjb/e2004-00151-8
DO - 10.1140/epjb/e2004-00151-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:3142590785
SN - 1434-6028
VL - 38
SP - 553
EP - 557
JO - European Physical Journal B
JF - European Physical Journal B
IS - 4
ER -