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Structural and magnetic properties of GdFeO3 nanomaterial prepared through one-step sol-gel auto combustion technique

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The Present study focuses on the structural and magnetic properties of Gadolinium orthoferrite specimen synthesize using one-step sol-gel auto combustion method. The Rietveld refinement of XRD pattern confirms the orthorhombic structure of the GdFeO3 nanomaterial with the Pbnm space group. SEM analysis reveals that the particles exhibit dimensions within the nano regime. FTIR and Raman spectra show the presence of all the modes associated with GdFeO3. Magnetic isotherm recorded at room temperature shows the antiferromagnetic behaviour of the sample. Magnetic field-induced spin reorientation transition is observed to be broad around 5 K. The fitting of modified Curie–Weiss law results in larger value of µeff as compared to theoretical value. The observed anomalous results, in contrast to earlier studies, may have originated from modifications in the microstructure.

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  • Synthesis of GdFeO3 nanoparticles using single step auto combustion technique.

  • Structural study of GdFeO3 using X-ray diffraction and Raman Spectroscopy.

  • Temperature and field dependent Magnetic property study of GdFeO3.

  • Contribution of temperature independent magnetic susceptibility in total magnetization.

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Acknowledgements

PMS (DST/INSPIRE/03/2022/006309) and JS (DST/INSPIRE/03/2018/000699) acknowledge the Department of Science and Technology for INSPIRE Fellowship. The authors would like to express their sincere thanks to Dr. Megha Vagadia, Department of Physic, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India for her assistance during the analysis of magnetic measurements.

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Ashish Tanna contributed to the conception of the work. Material preparation and analysis of X-ray Diffraction were done by Ashish Tanna and Payalkumari M. Savaliya while analysis of FTIR, SEM and Raman was carried out by Shyam R. Ajudiya. Magnetic measurement was performed by Jayaprakash Sahoo and subsequently, the data was analyzed by Savan Katba. The first draft of the manuscript was prepared by Shyam R. Ajudiya. The final version of the manuscript was read and approved by all of the authors.

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This research work was supported by Student Startup Innovation Project (SSIP) (Grant No. U-0647/SSIP/RKU/SOS/2022-23/18), Government of Gujarat. SRA has received financial support from the SSIP.

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Savaliya, P.M., Ajudiya, S.R., Sahoo, J. et al. Structural and magnetic properties of GdFeO3 nanomaterial prepared through one-step sol-gel auto combustion technique. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-024-06367-z

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