The influence of the sintering temperature on the structural and the magnetic properties of doped manganites: La_0.95Ag_0.05MnO₃ and La_0.75Ag_0.25MnO₃

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• 作者：Ali Ekber Irmak ; Atilla Coskun ; Ergun Tasarkuyu ; Selcuk Akturk ; Gokhan Unlu ; Yusuf Samancioglu ; Cengiz Sarikurkcu ; Burak M. Kaynar ; Atila Yucel
• 关键词：Perovskite manganite ; Ag doping ; Sintering temperature ; Curie temperature ; Magnetic entropy ; Magnetocaloric effect
• 刊名：Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：April 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：322
• 期：8
• 页码：945-951
• 全文大小：714 K

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La_1−xAg_xMnO₃ samples were synthesized by standard sol–gel method with Ag concentrations of x=0.05 and 0.25. The samples from each concentration were pressed and sintered at 1000, 1200 and 1400 °C for 24 h in air for a systematic study. They were examined structurally by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) with Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and magnetically by Magnetic Properties Measurements System (MPMS). AFM and SEM analyses show that surface morphology changes with Ag concentration and sintering temperature (T_S). It was observed that high temperature sintering leads Ag to leave material as determined from EDS analyses. XRD spectra exhibited that the crystal structure changes with Ag concentration while showing pronounced change with the sintering temperature. From the magnetic measurements, the Curie temperatures (T_C) and the isothermal magnetic entropy changes (−ΔSM) were calculated. It was observed that T_C increases with Ag concentration and decreases with T_S. The maximum −ΔSM was calculated to be 7.2 J/kg K under the field change of 5 T for the sample sintered at 1000 °C with x=0.25.