Abstract
Single-phase polycrystalline powder samples of the double perovskite oxide LaSrMnCoO 6 were synthesized by the Pechini (citrate-gel) technique. The structural, magnetic and electrical properties of the obtained powders were investigated by X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, dc magnetization, ac susceptibility and dc resistivity measurements. The crystal structure of the new compound was found to be cubic of space group Fm 3 ̄ m at room temperature. Below 225 K, the samples exhibit ferrimagnetic behavior with a spin-glass-like character. Resistivity measurements indicate semiconducting behavior with two different conductivity mechanisms: thermally activated behavior below 190 K and variable range hopping above 190 K.
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