Microwave absorption measurements in the complex perovskite Pb(Fe0.5Ta0.5)O3: Detection of short-range orderly regions

An electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) study of the complex perovskite Pb(Fe0.5Ta0.5)O-3 (PFT) at X-band (8.8-9.8 GHz) is presented. The EPR spectra show a single broad line in the 300-480 K temperature range, attributable to Fe3+ (S=5/2) ions. The temperature dependence of the EPR parameters: the peak-to-peak linewidth (Delta H-pp), the resonance field (H-res) and the integrated intensity (I-EPR), suggests the existence of short-range magnetic correlations; which are associated with the presence of small orderly regions of iron ions in B-sites of the perovskites-type structure, and that they give origin to formation of iron clusters. Low-field microwave absorption (LFMA) is used to give further knowledge on this material; where this technique also gives evidence of these short-range orderly regions. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.