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Magnetic properties and magnetism simulation of SmFe0.5Cr0.5O3 nanoparticles prepared by sol-gel method

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This study reported the synthesis process of SmFe0.5Cr0.5O3 by the sol-gel method, and its structure, hyperfine parameters and magnetic properties are also studied. X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed the Pbnm(62) spatial group characteristics of the nanoscale size and orthogonally distorted perovskite structure of the samples. The Mössbauer spectrum shows the characteristics of trivalent hexacoordinated high spin (s = 5/2) of 57Fe in the sample and the distorted octahedron symmetric structure environment of triangle or quadrilateral. Magnetization data and Mössbauer spectra record magnetic phase transition at about 250 K (TN = 250 K). Under the Néel temperature, the system exhibits a frustrated spin glass state. Monte Carlo simulation of magnetization curves based on 3D Heisenberg model modified by Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) interaction results in the main exchange constants in the sample (JFe-Cr/kB = 16.04 K) and magnetic phase transition temperature (~250 K).

To explore the magnetic properties and mechanism of SFCO nanoparticles. On the one hand, the temperature dependence of sample magnetization (FC, ZFC-T, 200Oe) and isothermal magnetization (M-H, 5 K) curves show that SFCO is a frustrated system with TN~250K (Figure (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)). On the other hand, the variable temperature Mössbauer spectra (RT, 250 K, 210 K, 170 K, 100 K) strongly demonstrate the antiferromagnetic transition at about 250K(figure (f)). In addition, the three-dimensional Heisenberg model modified by Dzyaloshinskii- Moriya (DM) was used to simulate its magnetic properties by Monte Carlo method, as shown in Figs. (g), (h) and (i), which showed excellent fitting results (JFe-Cr/kB = 16.04 K), and further supported the existence of magnetic phase transition at about 250 K.

Highlights

  • Preparation of SmFe0.5Cr0.5O3 Perovskite Nanoparticles by Sol-Gel Method.

  • The structure and magnetic properties of the prepared SmFe0.5Cr0.5O3 nanoparticles were characterized by XRD, Mössbauer spectrometer, and VSM.

  • Based on the three-dimensional Heisenberg model modified by Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction, the magnetization curve was simulated by Monte Carlo method to obtain the exchange constant and magnetic ordering temperature.

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The research was supported partly by National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number 12105137), the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China (Grant number 2020JJ4517), Research Foundation of Education Bureau of Hunan Province, China (Grant number 19C1621,19A434),the National Undergraduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program Support Projects of China (Grant Nos. 20200112, 202110555026).

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    Lebin Liu, Jiajun Mo, Xudong Han, Weiyi Liu, Shiyu Xu, Jingzhi Liu & Min Liu

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Lebin Liu and Min Liu conceived and designed the experiments. Lebin Liu and Shiyu Xu carried out the XRD and Mössbauer Spectroscopy experiments. Lebin Liu and JIajun Mo analyzed the data and performed the Heisenberg model Monte Carlo simulation and their analysis. Weiyi Liu supervised the project. Lebin Liu, Jiajun Mo, Xudong Han and Jingzhi Liu wrote the paper. All authors discussed the results and contributed to the paper.

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Liu, L., Mo, J., Han, X. et al. Magnetic properties and magnetism simulation of SmFe0.5Cr0.5O3 nanoparticles prepared by sol-gel method. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 101, 588–595 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-022-05745-9

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