Spin-phonon coupling and dielectric spectroscopy in nano-crystalline Pr$_2$CoMnO$_6$ double perovskite manganite

TL;DR

This study investigates the spin-phonon coupling and dielectric properties of nano-crystalline Pr$_2$CoMnO$_6$, revealing magneto-lattice interactions and complex dielectric relaxation behavior through Raman and spectroscopic analyses.

Contribution

It provides the first detailed correlation between spin-phonon coupling and dielectric response in nano-crystalline Pr$_2$CoMnO$_6$, combining Raman and impedance spectroscopy.

Findings

Phonon mode softening indicates strong spin-phonon coupling.

Dielectric constant shows large dispersion and frequency dependence.

Material exhibits thermally activated relaxation deviating from Debye's model.

Abstract

In this paper, we present the spin-phonon coupling and dielectric response of nano-crystalline Pr$_2$CoMnO$_6$ employing Raman and dielectric spectroscopic study. Pr$_2$CoMnO$_6$ is a manganite compound , it undergoes a paramagnetic to ferromagnetic (PM-FM) phase transition around $T_c$ $\sim$172 K. Temperature-dependent Raman scattering experiment is carried out across $T_c$ to study the spin-phonon behavior in this material. The results from Raman study reveal an obvious softening of the phonon mode involving stretching vibrations of the (Co/Mn)O$_6$ octahedra in ferromagnetic temperature regions, indicating a close correlation between magnetism and lattice in Pr$_2$CoMnO$_6$ and conform the spin phonon coupling. Further, we have carried out detailed study on dielectric response, impedance spectroscopy, electric modulus and AC conductivity of Pr$_2$CoMnO$_6$ ceramics in the temperature range of 20 K - 300 K and frequency range of 1kHz - 5.5MHz. We found Pr$_2$CoMnO$_6$ shows strong frequency dependence with large dispersion and large dielectric constant. It is found that thermally activated relaxation mechanism is involve and material is deviated from Debye's model which is confirmed by Nyquist plot and complex modules behavior.