Magnetic structure of Nd0.92Ca0.08MnO3

Abstract The manganite Nd 0.92 Ca 0.08 MnO 3 is studied by neutron powder diffraction. The refinement of the data indicates a development from a ferromagnetic structure in the range 190–150 K to a canted antiferromagnetic between 150 and 50 K and a pure antiferromagnetic at low temperatures. The Nd sublattice develops a ferromagnetic order at low temperatures with a magnetic moment of the order of 1 μ B directed along the c -axis.