Structural, magnetic and transport properties in the manganites La0.7Sr0.3−xTexMnO3 (0≤x≤0.15)

The effect of Te-doping at La-site on structural, magnetic and transport properties in the manganites La0.7Sr0.3−xTexMnO3 (0≤x≤0.15) has been investigated. All samples show a rhombohedral structure with the space group R 3 ¯ C . It shows that the Mn–O–Mn bond angle decreases and the Mn–O bond length increases with the increase of Te content. The Curie temperature TC decreases with increasing Te-doping level, in contrast, the magnetization magnitude of Te-doping samples at low temperatures increase with increasing x as x≤0.05 and then decrease with further increasing x to 0.15. The results are discussed in terms of the combined effects of the opening of the new double exchange (DE) channel between Mn2+–O–Mn3+ due to the introduction of Mn2+ ions because of the substitution of Te4+ for Sr2+ and the reduction of the transfer integral b due to the decrease of the Mn–O–Mn bond angle.