Magnetic Properties of the Nanocrystalline DyMnO3DyMnO_{3} Compound

We report on the X-ray powder diffraction and magnetic measurements of the polycrystalline and the two nanocrystalline samples of $DyMnO_{3}$ compound synthesized at temperatures of 800 and 850°C. All samples at room temperature crystallize in the orthorhombic crystal structure (space group Pnma). The crystal structure parameters determined change only slightly with preparation methods but the average grains size of the nanoparticles determined from X-ray data increases significantly with increasing annealing temperature. Temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility indicates the antiferromagnetic order in Dy sublattice at low temperatures

Magnetic Properties of the Nanocrystalline DyMnO 3

We report on the X-ray powder diffraction and magnetic measurements of the polycrystalline and the two nanocrystalline samples of $DyMnO_{3}$ compound synthesized at temperatures of 800 and 850°C. All samples at room temperature crystallize in the orthorhombic crystal structure (space group Pnma). The crystal structure parameters determined change only slightly with preparation methods but the average grains size of the nanoparticles determined from X-ray data increases significantly with increasing annealing temperature. Temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility indicates the antiferromagnetic order in Dy sublattice at low temperatures

Magnetic and Neutron Diffraction Studies of the Polycrystalline and Nanoparticle TbMnO3

This paper reports on investigations of magnetic properties, crystal and magnetic structures on $TbMnO_{3}$ prepared in various ways, namely, as conventional polycrystalline sample and two nano particle specimens (synthesized with a sol-gel method at temperatures of 800 and 850$^{\circ}$C). The X-ray and neutron diffraction data confirm the orthorhombic crystal structure (space group Pbnm, No. 62) without noticeable differences of the lattice parameters for poly- and nanocompounds. For the polycrystalline sample, a subsequent ordering of the Mn and Tb sublattices with decreasing temperature was observed. Namely, the Mn sublattice exhibits a modulated magnetic structure with the propagation vector $k = (0, k_{x}, 0)$ in between 41-5 K. Below T = 21 K, a change from a collinear ($A_{y}$ mode) into non-collinear ($A_{y}G_{z}$ mode) structure was evidenced. Further decreasing of temperature below 10 K results in magnetic ordering of the Tb sublattice (modulated $G_{x}A_{y}F_{z}$ mode). For nanoparticle compounds, magnetic ordering in the Mn and Tb sublattices is described by propagation vector $k = (0, k_{y}, 0)$, with ky components higher than observed for polycrystalline sample. The magnetic ordering in the Mn sublattice is described by a collinear Ay mode down to 1.6 K where the Tb moment becomes ordered ($G_{x}A_{y}$ mode). The observed broadening of the Bragg peaks connected to the Tb sublattice suggests the cluster-like character of its magnetic structure