The multiphase structural evolution and electromagnetic properties driven by Co(iii) ions of La2−xSrxCoMnO6 (x = 0–1.0) polycrystals

Abstract

This paper reports the structure and order degree changes of double perovskite La2CoMnO6 induced by Sr2+ doping at A-sites (x = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0), which effectively regulates the electrical and magnetic properties. The evolution of the four-phase structure is from the orthogonal (pbnm, disordered) and monoclinic (P21/n, ordered) mixed phases of La2CoMnO6 (x = 0) to the rhombohedral (R3c) phase of La1.6Sr0.4CoMnO6, and finally to the cubic phase (Fm[3 with combining macron]m) of LaSrCoMnO6. All samples exhibit the semiconductor behavior of the three-dimensional variable-range hopping model, and the resistivity decreases first and then increases with increasing Sr content. The low resistivity observed in mixed phases (x = 0.6, 0.8) is primarily attributed to the Co2+ to Co3+ (carrier) transition, the B-site disordering of low structural symmetry, and the p-n type transition. In ferromagnetic La2−xSrxCoMnO6, Sr doping induces the transition from high-spin Co2+ (t2g5eg2) to high-spin Co3+ (t2g4eg2), as well as the superexchange effect from Co2+–O–Mn4+ to Co3+–O–Mn4+. The introduction of a small amount of the cubic phase (x = 0.6) can enhance the bonding energy of the rhombohedral structure, which inhibits the reversal of the magnetic moment, exhibiting a maximum coercive force (Hc = 7.92 kOe). The discovery of rhombohedral and cubic biphase synergistic effect provides a new idea for the modification design of double perovskite materials.

Graphical abstract: The multiphase structural evolution and electromagnetic properties driven by Co(iii) ions of La2−xSrxCoMnO6 (x = 0–1.0) polycrystals

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 May 2024
Accepted
28 Aug 2024
First published
29 Aug 2024

CrystEngComm, 2024, Advance Article

The multiphase structural evolution and electromagnetic properties driven by Co(III) ions of La2−xSrxCoMnO6 (x = 0–1.0) polycrystals

X. Wang, H. Song, K. Dong, R. Yao, H. Wu, X. Yang, L. Chen, B. Liu, Z. Ge and L. Yu, CrystEngComm, 2024, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00470A

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