Magnetic Properties of the Double Perovskite Sr2CrNbO6

A double perovskite Sr2CrNbO6 powder compound was studied by using X-ray diffraction, AC and DC magnetization, and ESR measurements. Two transitions in antiferromagnetically ordered regimes were observed through magnetization measurements at T = 5 and 2 K and were confirmed by the linear dependence of the magnetization on the applied magnetic field at these temperatures, approximations of the temperature dependence of the ESR linewidth, and AC magnetization. The zero field cooling curve was approximated by Bonner–Fisher law for quasi one dimensional chain with the exchange integral J/kB = 1 K between chromium spins. An approximation of linear part of magnetic susceptibility temperature dependence was performed using Curie–Weiss law. To describe the obtained effective moment μeff = 3.577μB, the presence Cr3+ and Cr4+ ions is estimated at a respective ratio about 0.8 : 0.2.