Magnetic and Electrical Characteristics of Nd³⁺-Doped Lead Molybdato-Tungstate Single Crystals.

ABSTRACT: Single crystals of Pb_1-3x▯_xNd_2x(MoO₄)_1-3x(WO₄)_3x (PNMWO) with scheelite-type structure, where ▯ denotes cationic vacancies, have been successfully grown by the Czochralski method in air and under 1 MPa. This paper presents the results of structural, optical, magnetic and electrical, as well as the broadband dielectric spectroscopy measurements of PNMWO single crystals. Research has shown that replacing diamagnetic Pb²⁺ ions with paramagnetic Nd³⁺ ones, with a content not exceeding 0.01 and possessing a screened 4f-shell, revealed a significant effect of orbital diamagnetism and Van Vleck's paramagnetism, n-type electrical conductivity with an a

SUBMITTER: Sawicki B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9866789 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature