Functional properties of Sm2NiMnO6 multiferroic ceramics prepared by spark plasma sintering

Abstract: In the present work, it was reported for the first time the new synthesis of Sm2NiMnO6 double perovskite oxides by sol–gel auto-combustion method. The Rietveld analysis of the X-ray ceramics diffraction pattern recorded at room temperature for Sm2NiMnO6 ceramics sintered at 1000 °C/5 min from powders obtained at 700 °C/7 h confirm the formation of the double perovskite with a monoclinic structure and the space group P21/n. The HRTEM analysis shows clear lattice fringes that confirm a high crystallinity level of the material corresponding to the monoclinic structure.