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Anomalous Magnetic and Thermal Behavior in Some RMn2O5 Oxides

C. L. Huang, C. C. Chou, C. J. Ho, C. P. Sun, B. K. Chaudhuri, H. D. Yang

cond-mat.mtrl-sciarXiv:cond-mat/0512293

Abstract

The RMn2O5 (R=Pr, Nd, Sm, and Eu) oxides showing magnetoelectric (ME) behavior have been prepared in polycrystalline form by a standard citrate route. The lattice parameters, obtained from the powder XRD analysis, follow the rare-earth contraction indicating the trivalent character of the R ions. Cusp-like anomalies in the magnetic susceptibility curve and sharp peaks in the specific heat were reported at the corresponding temperatures in RMn2O5 (R=Pr, Nd, Sm, and Eu) indicating the magnetic or electric ordering transitions.

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