Unusual magnetic behavior in Dy-doped LuFe0.5Cr0·5O3 perovskite ceramics

In this paper, polycrystalline Lu1-xDyxFe0.5Cr0·5O3 (0≤x≤0.15) perovskite ceramics were synthesized via a conventional solid-state-reaction technique. Structural and magnetic properties of the samples were experimentally studied. The cell volume of the lattice expands with the rise in Dy3+ amount. The measuring of magnetic properties shows that the undoped sample exhibits a negative magnetization effect with a compensation temperature of 231.1 K, while the Dy-doped samples display negative magnetization effects between two compensation temperatures. The magnetic switch experiment demonstrates the significant potential for practical applications through stable and repeatable switching of magnetization state by adjusting the external magnetic field between 50 Oe and 300 Oe. Besides, the presence of two compensation temperatures which can be regulated by changing the doping content or external magnetic field provides more possibilities for application. Moreover, based on the comprehensive analysis of the experimental results, it is believed that the negative magnetization effect originates from the competition of magnetic moments in different directions. Meanwhile, the second compensation temperature occurs in low temperature region might be attributed to the additional positive magnetic moment contributed by the paramagnetic Dy3+ ions.