Study on magnetic transition behavior for (Pr1－yNdy)2/3Sr1/3MnO3 system under superposed fields

Abstract

The magnetic transition behaviors of (Pr1-yNdy)2/3Sr 1/3MnO3(y=2/8,4/8,6/8) polycrystalline samples under superposed ma gnetic fields (i.e., the superposed ac and dc magnetic field) were systematicall y studied at temperatures ranging from 42 to 300K. The results showed that the magnetization increases with the increase of magnetic field, and the real part of the ac susceptibility decreases as the superposed dc magnetic field increases . Under the superposed magnetic field, a characteristic sharp peak of the real p art of the susceptibility appears near the magnetic transition temperature (Curi e temperature). For the (Pr1-yNdy)2/3Sr1/3MnO 3 system, as the Nd content increases, the peak temperature of the relative variation of the real part of susceptibility (Eχ′=Δχ′/χ′ dc) decreases, in consistent with that of the magnetoresistivity of this sys tem. The magnetic transition behaviors under superposed magnetic fields for the manganite systems are discussed.