Structural, magnetic, dielectric and mechanical properties of (Ba,Sr)MnO$_3$ ceramics

R. Bujakiewicz-Koronska, D. M. Nalecz, A. M. Majcher, E. Juszynska-Galazka, M. Galazka, L. Vasylechko, E. Markiewicz, D. Majda, A. Kalvane

Published 2016-05-25Version 1

Ceramic samples, produced by conventional sintering method in ambient air, 6H-SrMnO$_3$(SMO), 15R-BaMnO$_3$(BMO), 4H-Ba$_{0.5}$Sr$_{0.5}$MnO$_3$(BSMO) were studied. In the XRD measurements for SMO the new anomalies of the lattice parameters at 600-800 K range and the increasing of thermal expansion coefficients with a clear maximum in a vicinity at 670 K were detected. The N$\acute{e}$el phase transition for BSMO was observed at T$_N$=250 K in magnetic measurements and its trace was detected in dielectric, FTIR, DSC, and DMA experiments. The enthalpy and entropy changes of the phase transition for BSMO at T$_N$ were established as 17.5 J/mol and 70 mJ/K mol, respectively. The activation energy values and relaxation times characteristic for relaxation processes were determined from the Arrhenius law. Results of {\it ab initio} simulations showed that the contribution of the exchange correlation energy to the total energy is about 30\%. Ba$_{0.5}$Sr$_{0.5}$MnO$_3$ is a new multiferroic with magneto-electro-elastic coupling.