Structural and magnetic investigations of LaMn1-xCoxO3 (x = 0.00, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00) perovskite nano-particles

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In this work, the structural and magnetic properties of LaMn1-xCoxO3 (x = 0.00, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00) are investigated. The structural characterization of compounds by X-ray powder diffraction is evidence for a rhombohedral structure (R -3c space group). Much less increase of the unit cell volume suggests that Co enters in lattice as Co+2 for x ≤ 0.5 while much more decrease of the unit cell volume suggests that Co enters in lattice as Co+3 for  x < 0.5. The results of magnetic measurements show strong ferromagnetic interactions Mn+4 - Co+2 in the range (0.0 < x ≤0.5) while antiferromagnetic interactions Mn+3 - Co+3 and Co+3 - Co+2 is progressively settled at higher cobalt concentrations.

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Iranian Journal of Crystallography and Mineralogy
Volume 22, Issue 4 - Serial Number 56
January 2015
Pages 599-606

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  • Receive Date: 02 July 2025
  • Revise Date: 04 February 2026
  • Accept Date: 02 July 2025

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