Singh, A.K.; Mondal, P.S. Anomalous Ca Content Dependence of Dielectric Properties of Charge-Ordered Pr1−xCaxMnO3 as a Signature of Charge-Ordered Phase Modulation. Condens. Matter2022, 7, 58.
Singh, A.K.; Mondal, P.S. Anomalous Ca Content Dependence of Dielectric Properties of Charge-Ordered Pr1−xCaxMnO3 as a Signature of Charge-Ordered Phase Modulation. Condens. Matter 2022, 7, 58.
Singh, A.K.; Mondal, P.S. Anomalous Ca Content Dependence of Dielectric Properties of Charge-Ordered Pr1−xCaxMnO3 as a Signature of Charge-Ordered Phase Modulation. Condens. Matter2022, 7, 58.
Singh, A.K.; Mondal, P.S. Anomalous Ca Content Dependence of Dielectric Properties of Charge-Ordered Pr1−xCaxMnO3 as a Signature of Charge-Ordered Phase Modulation. Condens. Matter 2022, 7, 58.
Abstract
Low temperature dielectric property of charge/orbital ordered manganite, Pr1-xCaxMnO3 for 0.40≤x≤0.50 is investigated systematically as a function of Ca-content, x. The Ca-content dependence of dielectric permittivity and dissipation factor exhibit distinct maxima around x=0.45. The overall dielectric response of charge ordered Pr1-xCaxMnO3 is dominated by polarization induced by polaron hopping and exhibits thermally activated relaxation behaviour. The dielectric relaxation behaviour over the investigated temperature range is analysed with the help of small polaron hopping model and as well as variable range hopping model. The estimated polaron parameters also display non-monotonic variation with x and exhibit broad minima between x=0.425-0.45. The observed results suggest that a modulation of checker board type charge ordering pattern in Pr1-xCaxMnO3 is possibly taking place in the Ca-content range of investigation 0.40≤x≤0.50.
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