Abstract
Nanocrystalline La0.65Sr0.35MnO3 powders were synthesized by modified solution combustion route. The X-ray diffraction patterns of powders calcined at different temperatures were analyzed by Rietveld programme. The synthesized bulk polycrystalline sample were in 100% perovskite phase and showed an increase in particle size from 22.9nm to 55.9nm with the increase in the calcinations temperature from 650°C to 850°C. The grain boundary of sintered pellet observed under electron microscope was devoid of any precipitation related to MnO2, SrO and the La–Mn–Sr–O phases. The core level photoelectron spectra of lanthanum, strontium, manganese and oxygen were studied in detail. The average chemical composition obtained from the XPS measurement was found to be La0.62Sr0.38Mn1.11O3.44. Curie temperature for the 50nm powder was around 365K and saturation magnetization at 100K was 60emu/g.
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