Spin-phonon coupling and dielectric spectroscopy in nano-crystalline Pr₂CoMnO₆ double perovskite manganite

In this paper, we present the spin-phonon coupling and dielectric response of nano-crystalline Pr$_2$CoMnO$_6$ employing Raman and dielectric spectroscopic study. Pr$_2$CoMnO$_6$ is a manganite compound , it undergoes a paramagnetic to ferromagnetic (PM-FM) phase transition around $T_c$ $\sim$172 K. Temperature-dependent Raman scattering experiment is carried out across $T_c$ to study the spin-phonon behavior in this material. The results from Raman study reveal an obvious softening of the phonon mode involving stretching vibrations of the (Co/Mn)O$_6$ octahedra in ferromagnetic temperature regions, indicating a close correlation between magnetism and lattice in Pr$_2$CoMnO$_6$ and conform the spin phonon coupling. Further, we have carried out detailed study on dielectric response, impedance spectroscopy, electric modulus and AC conductivity of Pr$_2$CoMnO$_6$ ceramics in the temperature range of 20 K - 300 K and frequency range of 1kHz - 5.5MHz. We found Pr$_2$CoMnO$_6$ shows strong frequency dependence with large dispersion and large dielectric constant. It is found that thermally activated relaxation mechanism is involve and material is deviated from Debye's model which is confirmed by Nyquist plot and complex modules behavior.