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Investigation of Structural, Electron Transport, and Microwave Absorption Properties of La 0.4 (Ca 0.4 Sr 0.2 )MnO 3 Hyeyon Kim 1 , Christopher Schayer 2 , Dr. L.L Henry 3 1 Vanderbilt University 2 Louisiana State University 3 Southern University

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Page 1: Investigation of Structural, Electron Transport, and ...€¦ · Investigation of Structural, Electron Transport, and Microwave Absorption Properties of La 0.4(Ca 0.4Sr 0.2)MnO 3

Investigation of Structural, Electron Transport, and

Microwave Absorption Properties of La0.4(Ca0.4Sr0.2)MnO3

Hyeyon Kim1, Christopher Schayer2, Dr. L.L Henry3 1Vanderbilt University

2Louisiana State University 3Southern University

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Introduc)on  

•  LaMnO3    –  Ceramic  –  Perovskite  crystal  

structure  

•  Doped  LaMnO3  results  in:  –  Colossal  

magnetoresistance  

 La  Mn  

O  

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Synthesis  

•  Grind  compounds  •  Calcina)on  –   Removes  CO2  and    excess  O2    

•  Sintering  – Pressure  and  heat  to  form  a  solid  mass  

Compound   Rounded  

La2O3   2.1  g  

SrCO3   1  g  

CaCO3   1.3  g  

MnO2   2.8  g  

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Calcina)on  

RT   RT  

12  hours  

1300  ℃  

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Sintering  

12  hrs  

1250  ℃  

1500  ℃  

RT   RT  

1  hr  

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Sintered  Pellets  

•  Hard,  shiny,  slightly  magne)c  

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Making  the  thick  film  

+  

=  Glass  slide  

Clear  nail  polish  

Sample  

Silver  paint  

5.33mm  X  2.54mm  X  0.30  mm  

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Magnetoresistance  

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XRD  on  Calcined  Sample  

XRD  on  Sintered  Sample  

0  

600  

400  

200  

800  

1000  

1200  

Intensity

 (cou

nts)  

20.000   60.000  40.000   80.000  2theta  (deg.)  

2theta  (deg.)  20.000   40.000   60.000   80.000  

0  

200  

400  

600  

800  

1000  

1200  

Intensity

 (cou

nts)  

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Microwave  Absorp)on  

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Magnetoresistance  (bulk)  

0  

0.2  

0.4  

0.6  

0.8  

1  

0   1   2   3  

Resistan

ce  (Ω

)  

Magne:c  Field  (T)  

Trial  1  

0  

0.0002  

0.0004  

0.0006  

0.0008  

0.001  

0   1   2   3  

Resistan

ce  (M

Ω)  

Magne:c  Field  (T)  

Trial  2  

30.63%  decrease  

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Magnetoresistance  (powder)  

0.053  

0.054  

0.055  

0.056  

0.057  

0   1   2   3  

Resistan

ce  (M

Ω)  

Magne:c  Field  (T)  

Trial  1  

0.0458  

0.046  

0.0462  

0.0464  

0.0466  

0.0468  

0   1   2   3  

Resistan

ce  (M

Ω)  

Magne:c  Field  (T)  

Trial  2  

4.73%  decrease   1.36%  decrease  

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Conclusion  

•  Increased  magne)c  field  caused  a  small  decrease  in  electrical  resistance  

•  Future  work  – Magnetoresistance  of  bulk  and  powder  samples  exposed  to:  •  Varying  temperatures    •  Ultraviolet  rays  

 

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Acknowledgments    

•  This  work  was  funded  by  the  Louisiana  Board  of  Regents,  through  LASIGMA  [Award  Nos.  EPS-­‐1003897,  NSF  (2010-­‐15)-­‐RII-­‐SUBR,  and  HRD-­‐1002541].  

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