Abstract
The structural, magnetic, and electrical properties of new series La0.5Nd0.5Cr1-x Fe x O3 (x = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0) have been reported. All the phases crystallize in the orthorhombic symmetry with Pbnm space group. The unit cell volume of La0.5Nd0.5Cr1-x Fe x O3 increases monotonically with increasing Fe doping. Magnetization studies showed that all our investigated phases (except x = 0.8 and 1.0) exhibit a paramagnetic–anti-ferromagnetic transition at low temperature. The variation in Neel temperature (T N) with increasing x can be explained in terms of magnetic interactions due to Fe doping. Irreversibility between the zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and field-cooled (FC) magnetization is clearly seen close to T N. All the phases show that insulating behavior and the transport properties are dominated by the polaron hopping mechanism with increase in polaron hopping energy with Fe content.
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