Papers by Author: V. Uskoković

Abstract: Investigations of the influence of synthesis procedures and LaSr-manganite stoichiometries on the Curie point and other magnetic characteristics of the material, being the topic of this work, are attractive since they present a necessary primal step in the intended development of nano-magnetic drug carriers based on these materials. In the course of such an investigation, differences in the mechanisms of the formation of desired manganite compounds by following a classical solid-state preparation method, depending on various stoichiometries used, were noticed, with the reaction pathways thereof outlined onward.

Abstract: Nanostructured lanthanum-strontium manganites have been synthesized using two different co-precipitation approaches, one in bulk solution, and the other in reverse micelles of CTAB/1-hexanol/1-butanol/water microemulsion. In both cases, precursor cations were precipitated by alkali precipitating agents. The properties of the material synthesized by using these two methods were compared in order to reveal potential advantages of microemulsion-assisted approach. The influence of the annealing conditions on the properties of synthesized manganites was investigated by using X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetric analysis and magnetic measurements.