abstract
This study explores controlled off-stoichiometric LuMn1+zO3+delta (vertical bar z vertical bar < 0.1) compounds, intended to retain the utter LuMnO3 intrinsic hexagonal symmetry and ferroelectric properties. X-ray powder diffraction measurements evidenced a single phase P6(3)cm structure. Thermo-gravimetric experiments show a narrow impact of oxygen vacancies while a distinguishable gas exchange at similar to 700 K, a surprisingly lower temperature when compared to perovskite systems. A comparison of different nominal ceramics revealed pertinent structural and magnetic property variations owing to subtle self-doping effects. Deviations from the archetypal antiferromagnetic state were detected below similar to 90 K suggesting local rearrangements of the nominal Mn3+ ions matrix, breaking the ideal geometrical spin frustration, leading to a non-compensated magnetic structure.
keywords
MULTIFERROIC HEXAGONAL MANGANITES; PEROVSKITES; LUMNO3; LU; DY; FERROELECTRICITY
subject category
Chemistry; Physics
authors
Figueiras, FG; Karpinsky, D; Tavares, PB; Das, S; Leitao, JV; Bruck, EH; Moreira, JA; Amaral, VS
our authors
Dzmitry Karpinski (Karpinsky)
Post-doc Fellowship
Fábio Gabriel Nazário Figueiras
Post-Doc Fellowship
Vitor Brás Sequeira Amaral
Full professoracknowledgements
This work was developed within the scope of the project CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007679 (FCT Ref. UID/CTM/50011/2013), financed by national funds through the FCT/MEC and when appropriate co-financed by FEDER under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement. We would like to thank the financial support from the FCT project PTDC/FIS/10541/2008