Abstract
We have systematically investigated structural, electrical and magnetic properties of Fe doped La0.33Sr0.67MnO3 manganites synthesized through solid-state reaction-route. All the samples are found to have rhombohedral crystal structure. The crystallite sizes obtained by XRD data are much smaller than the average grain size obtained by scanning electron microscope (SEM). Temperature dependent resistivity data were fitted using Mott׳s variable-range hopping (VRH) and small polaron hopping (SPH) models for obtaining different parameters. The adiabatic SPH conduction mechanism is followed almost for both samples in the absence of magnetic field but a switching from adiabatic to non-adiabatic SPH conduction mechanism is found in the presence of magnetic field. Temperature dependent magnetization (M–T) measurements confirm the decrease in Curie-temperature (TC) with Fe doping. Both the samples exhibited ferromagnetic behavior at 10K and 300K with a small hysteresis loop and low coercivity.
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