Abstract
We observed an exchange bias effect in La0.5Ca 0.5FeO3-δ perovskite compound. The exchange bias is associated with the charge disproportionation transition from Fe4+ ions to Fe3+ and Fe5+ ions below 175 K. The competition between the ferromagnetic interaction of Fe3+ and Fe5+ ions and the antiferromagnetic one of Fe3+ and Fe3+ ions results in a unidirectional anisotropy in the cluster-glass system. An antiferromagnetically interfacial exchange coupling constant J i≈-1.95 meV at the cluster-glass region was yielded by fitting the cooling field-dependence of the exchange bias field.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2085-2089 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| State | Published - Nov 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- charge disproportionation
- cluster glass
- exchange bias