Critical Behavior in Ga-Doped Manganites La0.65Bi0.05Sr0.3Mn1 – xGaxO3 (x = 0 and 0.06)

Abstract

In this paper, we present a detailed study of the critical behavior around paramagnetic–ferromagnetic phase transition in the nominal composition La0.65Bi0.05Sr0.3Mn1 – xGaxO3 (x = 0 and 0.06). Our powder specimens were synthesized using the conventional solid-state reaction method and analyzed by X-ray diffraction and magnetic measurements. X-ray diffraction analysis at room temperature shows that our specimens La0.65Bi0.05Sr0.3Mn1 – xGaxO3 (x = 0 and 0.06) adopt a rhombohedral structure with R-3C space group. Based on Banerjee criterion, the positive slopes of the Arrott plot confirm the second order magnetic phase transition of our samples. The critical exponent values are calculated by distinct techniques like modified Arrott plot (MAP), Kouvel–Fisher method (KF) and critical isotherm (CI). The determined critical exponents values are close to the 3D-Ising model. Furthermore, the substitution of Mn by Ga leads to the decrease of the critical exponent β and at the same time to the reduction of the Curie temperature TC. The validity of the determined exponent values is authenticated using the scaling hypothesis, in which the M(T, e) curves integrate in two universal curves below and above TC.