Abstract
The critical properties of perovskite manganite AMn(1-x)Ga(x)O(3) (A=La0.75Ca0.08Sr0.17, x=0, 0.05 and 0.1) at the ferromagnetic-paramagnetic transition have been analyzed. Experimental results revealed that all samples exhibit a second-order magnetic phase transition. The estimated critical exponents derived from the magnetic data using various techniques such as modified Arrott plot, Kouvel-Fisher method, and critical magnetization isotherms M(T-C, H). The critical exponent values for the undoped compound were found to match well with those predicted for the three-dimensional Heisenberg model (beta=355 +/- 0.007, gamma =1.326 +/- 0.002, delta=4.90 +/- 0.01). While on non-magnetic Ga substitution it tends towards mean-field with long-range interaction. The mean-field model might be due to the random dilution of the Mn sublattice by non-magnetic ion Ga3+ and/or the development of the physical size of the clusters which enhance the dipole-dipole interaction. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.