Observation of unusual Griffith’s phase behavior in quadruple perovskite oxide CaCu3Mn4O12 (CCMO) synthesized through chemical route

Abstract

The CaCu3Mn4O12 (CCMO) ceramic was successfully synthesized through the chemical route. The phase formation was confirmed by the X-ray diffraction pattern. Thermogravimetric (TGA), FT-IR, SEM, TEM, EDX, and XPS analysis were performed for investigation of the thermal behavior, phase identification, microstructural analysis, elemental analysis and oxidation state of the CCMO ceramic respectively. FT-IR spectra confirmed the existence of MnO6 octahedral in body-centered cubic (BCC) complex perovskite oxide that resembles the CaCu3Ti4O12 structure. The average particle size was observed by TEM in the range between 100 and 200 nm. AFM shows the average roughness of the surface was found to be in the range of 30 ± 5 nm. XPS and EDX studies confirmed the purity and oxidation state of the CCMO ceramic. The synthesized material shows very interesting unique Griffith’s phase (TG) results that arise disorder in magnetic susceptibility in which ferromagnetic transition was to be observed in the paramagnetic region. Keywords: Chemical route, XPS analysis, Magnetic properties, Griffith’s phase (TG), Ferromagnetic (FM), Paramagnetic (PM)