Abstract
(1 − x) La0.7Ca0.3MnO3–xBiFeO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.1) ceramics were prepared by a solid state reaction method, and the structural, magnetic, electrical and thermoelectric power properties have been investigated. The single-phase (1 − x) La0.7Ca0.3MnO3-xBiFeO3 solid solutions with orthorhombic structure are achieved for x ≤ 0.1, and the lattice parameters of La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 ceramics keep equivalence with BiFeO3 additions. In contrast, both the ferromagnetic–paramagnetic transition temperature and the metal–insulator transition temperature monotonically shift towards lower temperature, and the thermoelectric power is enhanced for all the measured temperatures with increasing BiFeO3 content. In combination with resistivity and Seebeck coefficient data, the small polaron hopping is demonstrated to be responsible for the transport phenomena above the metal–insulator transition temperature.
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