<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Polycrystalline yttrium barium cobaltite (YBaCo4O7) powdered sample was prepared by conventional solid state reaction route using high purity yttrium oxide, barium carbonate and cobalt oxide. The as-prepared sample was characterized by XRD diffraction, SEM/EDAX, Raman analytical techniques, resistivity and magnetization measurements for structural, morphological, electrical and magnetic properties assessment. XRD pattern confirms the single phase formation of the sample without any impurity. SEM image shows the hexagonal growth of the crystal and EDAX spectrum reveals stoichiometric composition of as prepared sample. The variation in electrical resistivity from 90 K to 300 K follows the variable range hopping conductivity mechanism. The strong broad overlapped Raman peaks of Co–O and Y–O stretching and bending vibrations of tetrahedral CoO4 with included components of YO6 of octahedral symmetry are obtained at 542 cm−1, 486 cm−1 and 636 cm−1, 436 cm−1, respectively. DC magnetic susceptibility exhibits very weak ferromagnetism below 80 K and does not obey Curie-Weiss law.</abstract>

Polycrystalline yttrium barium cobaltite (YBaCo4O7) powdered sample was prepared by conventional solid state reaction route using high purity yttrium oxide, barium carbonate and cobalt oxide. The as-prepared sample was characterized by XRD diffraction, SEM/EDAX, Raman analytical techniques, resistivity and magnetization measurements for structural, morphological, electrical and magnetic properties assessment. XRD pattern confirms the single phase formation of the sample without any impurity. SEM image shows the hexagonal growth of the crystal and EDAX spectrum reveals stoichiometric composition of as prepared sample. The variation in electrical resistivity from 90 K to 300 K follows the variable range hopping conductivity mechanism. The strong broad overlapped Raman peaks of Co–O and Y–O stretching and bending vibrations of tetrahedral CoO4 with included components of YO6 of octahedral symmetry are obtained at 542 cm−1, 486 cm−1 and 636 cm−1, 436 cm−1, respectively. DC magnetic susceptibility exhibits very weak ferromagnetism below 80 K and does not obey Curie-Weiss law.

Structural, electrical and magnetic features of Kagomé YBaCo4O7 system

Department of Physics, Barkatullah University, Bhopal 462026,

Department of Physics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025,

CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi 110012,

Materials Science-Poland

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Structural, electrical and magnetic features of Kagomé YBaCoO system

Polycrystalline yttrium barium cobaltite (YBaCo4O7) powdered sample was prepared by conventional solid state reaction route using high purity yttrium oxide,...

Structural, electrical and magnetic features of Kagomé YBaCo₄O₇ system

Published Online: Dec 23, 2016

Page range: 786 - 793

Received: Feb 13, 2016

Accepted: Oct 25, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0122

Keywords
scanning electron microscopy (SEM), XRD analysis, DC magnetic susceptibility

© Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Structural, electrical and magnetic features of Kagomé YBaCo4O7 system

Published Online: Dec 23, 2016

Page range: 786 - 793

Received: Feb 13, 2016

Accepted: Oct 25, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0122

Keywordsscanning electron microscopy (SEM), XRD analysis, DC magnetic susceptibility

© Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Structural, electrical and magnetic features of Kagomé YBaCo₄O₇ system

Keywords
scanning electron microscopy (SEM), XRD analysis, DC magnetic susceptibility