Magnetic and transport thermal measurements of nanosize (La0.7Sr0.3)0.9Mn1.1O3 manganite are reported. The nanoparticles are synthesized with use of the co-precipitation method at different (800, 900, and 950°C) temperatures. Their crystal structure is determined to be perovskite-like with a rhombohedral distortion (the space group R3¯c). The phase composition and specific surface nanopowders are determined. The average size of synthesized nanoparticles (from 40to100nm) is estimated by both the method of low-temperature adsorption of argon and x-ray diffraction measurements. All the nanosize samples show ferromagnetic-like ordering with close phase transition temperatures. Their magnetization decreases with decreasing particle size. Comparison of experimental and calculated temperature dependences of the spontaneous magnetic moment shows that the spontaneous magnetization both in magnetic field and without field is well described in the framework of the double exchange model. The decrease of the magnetization with decreasing particle size is due to the increasing surface contribution to the magnetization. The magnetic entropy is shown to increase with increasing applied magnetic field and to be smaller for the small particles. The resistivity is found to become higher with decreasing particles size at any temperatures.

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539.89 X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetry are used to examine the influence of temperature and cold isostatic pressing on the synthesis and crystalline growth of lanthanum manganate. Coprecipitated La 0.7 Mn 1.3 O 3±Δ samples compacted under different pressures before synthesis are examined. It is shown that pressing promotes synthesis, decreases its temperature, and retards crystalline growth. The results demonstrate that cold isostatic pressing is promising for obtaining nanocrystalline manganates.

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