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Abstract
As a strongly correlated electronic material, perovskite manganese has a strong insulation-metal transition and colossal magnetoresistance, which makes the perovskite manganese oxide represented by La1-xCaxMnO3(LCMO) has important application potential in magnetic memory, magnetic induction meter, infrared sensor and other fields. Achieving high temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) and magnetoresistance (MR) is the key to realizing the potential applications of perovskite manganese ores. In this paper, a series of La0.7-xNdxCa0.3MnO3 polycrystalline ceramics were prepared by sol-gel method. The effects of Nd3+ doping on the surface morphology, crystal structure, electrical transport and magnetoresistive properties of the samples were investigated. The results show that Nd3+ doping can effectively change a series of magnetoelectric transport properties of polycrystalline ceramics, including TCR and MR. X-ray diffraction shows that the sample is pure phase and has excellent crystallinity. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) images reveal that the neodymium-doped polycrystalline ceramic samples have a high-density surface with no visible pores. When x = 0.09, the MR peak of this sample reaches as high as 82.77 %, when x = 0.12, the TCR peak of this sample reaches as high as 43.76 %⋅K−1. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the electrical transport and magnetoresistive properties of perovskite ceramics.
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Ceramics International covers the science of advanced ceramic materials. The journal encourages contributions that demonstrate how an understanding of the basic chemical and physical phenomena may direct materials design and stimulate ideas for new or improved processing techniques, in order to obtain materials with desired structural features and properties.
Ceramics International covers oxide and non-oxide ceramics, functional glasses, glass ceramics, amorphous inorganic non-metallic materials (and their combinations with metal and organic materials), in the form of particulates, dense or porous bodies, thin/thick films and laminated, graded and composite structures. Process related topics such as ceramic-ceramic joints or joining ceramics with dissimilar materials, as well as surface finishing and conditioning are also covered. Besides traditional processing techniques, manufacturing routes of interest include innovative procedures benefiting from externally applied stresses, electromagnetic fields and energetic beams, as well as top-down and self-assembly nanotechnology approaches. In addition, the journal welcomes submissions on bio-inspired and bio-enabled materials designs, experimentally validated multi scale modelling and simulation for materials design, and the use of the most advanced chemical and physical characterization techniques of structure, properties and behaviour.
Technologically relevant low-dimensional systems are a particular focus of Ceramics International. These include 0, 1 and 2-D nanomaterials (also covering CNTs, graphene and related materials, and diamond-like carbons), their nanocomposites, as well as nano-hybrids and hierarchical multifunctional nanostructures that might integrate molecular, biological and electronic components.