The double perovskite La 2 FeMnO 6 is ideally expected to be a ferrimagnet with a low saturation moment of 1 µ B / f.u. Inhomogeneity in the Fe/Mn sites, along with other lattice disorders, can modify the exchange interactions in the material and result in a net saturation moment of more than 1 µ B / f.u. Here, the origin of complicated magnetic behavior is examined of a pure phase La 2 FeMnO 6 sample prepared by the sol-gel method. XRD analysis established that the material crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbnm symmetry. The comprehensive analysis of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, x-ray near edge structure, and magnetic measurements acknowledge an antiferromagnetic coupling between Fe 3+ and Mn 3+ cations, thereby, resulting in the ferrimagnetic ground state for La 2 FeMnO 6 . The magnetic hysteresis loop obtained at 5 K shows a large coercivity of ∼820 Oe and a saturation moment of 1.6 µ B / f.u., hinting at partial B-site ordering in La 2 FeMnO 6 . The ac susceptibility and dc magnetization measurements indicate the existence of magnetic glassy states (of cluster-glass type) with two distinct dynamical freezing points at ∼27 and 92 K, along with a Griffiths-like phase in the material. The experimental results are discussed taking several possible exchange interactions among Fe 3+ and Mn 3+ ions in the system into consideration. The magnetic complexity of this system makes it attractive for fundamental research and technological applications.

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