晶界对庞磁电阻颗粒薄膜的磁学和输运性能的影响

采用脉冲电子束沉积技术，在Si(100)单晶衬底上沉积庞磁电阻La_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃颗粒薄膜，并对它的磁学性能和电学输运性能进行了表征.研究晶界对庞磁电阻薄膜的物理性能的影响，结果表明，晶界的存在使得晶粒之间的耦合变弱，在变温磁化过程中表现出团簇玻璃态行为，金属—绝缘体转变温度(T_p)远远低于铁磁—顺磁转变温度(T_c).低温下电子输运具有弱局域化行为.在低磁场下，晶界的存在掩盖了La_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃的本征磁电阻行为. 关键词： 脉冲电子束沉积 晶界 磁学和电学输运性能 庞磁电阻     

钙钛矿（La1-yTby)0.67Sr0.33MnO3的磁致伸缩效应

采用固相反应烧结法制备了（La_1-yTb_y)_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃系列样品（y=0,0.05,0.15,0.20,0.25,0.33,0.40,0.50,0.60,1.00).X射线衍射表明,随着y值增大钙钛矿型晶体结构从菱面对称性向正交对称性转变.180K时,μ₀H=7T条件下,在y=0.40样品的巨磁电阻可达900％.μ₀H=1.7T时,y=0.20样品的室温磁致伸缩为-50×10^-6.210K时,y=0.33样品的磁致伸缩可达-130×10^-6. 关键词：     

Mn的价态对La0.8Ba0.2MnO3电磁性能的影响

在2—390K温度之间研究了La_0.8Ba_0.2MnO₃的 磁矩、磁电阻与温度的关系.发 现以不同价态的Mn元素引入得到的La_0.8Ba_0．2MnO₃ ，性能虽然都存在金属 —绝缘体转变，以及在磁场作用下居里温度附近电阻率变化非常显著的特点，但是价态对磁 性转变温度T_C，金属—绝缘体转变温度T_mi，以及磁电阻极大 值温度T_MR的影 响都非常显著.三种价态相比较，使用二价Mn的电阻率最低以及磁性转变温度更接近室温.认 为影响材料性能的主要因素是材料制备时引进的Mn元素的价态，由于原料价态的不同而形成 的氧空位浓度变化，进而影响了Mn⁴⁺/Mn³⁺的比. 关键词： 价态 磁电阻 居里温度 金属—绝缘体转变     

La0.67Ba0.33MnO3薄膜的激光辐照效应研究

利用脉冲激光沉积技术在LaAlO₃（00l）单晶衬底上制备了La_067Ba_033MnO₃薄膜,研究了CO₂激光辐照对La_067Ba_033MnO₃薄膜的微结构和磁电性能的影响.结果表明,经激光辐照后,La_067Ba_033MnO₃薄膜的结晶性增强,薄膜应变减小;薄膜表面形貌由“岛状”结构变为“平原"结构,且粗糙度大大降低;同时,薄膜的饱和磁化强度、铁磁居里温度、金属—绝缘态转变温度和磁电阻增大,而矫顽场和电阻率减小.根据对传统退火效应的分析和理论计算,认为激光辐照导致的表面微结构的变化以及薄膜的氧含量和均匀性的提高对La_067Ba_033MnO₃薄膜的磁电性能的改善与优化密切相关. 关键词： 庞磁电阻 激光辐照 脉冲激光溅射沉积     

LaCaMnO/LaNdCaMnO/LaCaMnO三层膜中巨磁电阻增强效应

通过直流磁控溅射方法在SrTiO₃(001)衬底上制备了一系列La_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃/(La_0.35Nd_0.65)_2/3Ca_1/3MnO₃/La_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃(以下简写为LCMO/LNCMO/LCMO)外延三层膜，其中间层 关键词：     

钙钛矿(La1-yTby)0.67Sr0.33MnO3的超巨磁电阻效应

采用固相反应烧结法制成了钙钛矿(La_1-yTb_y)_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃(y=0—1)多晶样品.研究了样品的微观结构,常温、低温下的磁性,样品的磁电阻随温度、成分的变化关系,电阻随温度变化特性等.并在y=0.40样品中,170K附近、最大磁化场为7T时,观察到了900%的巨磁电阻. 关键词：     

SrTiO3掺杂La-K-Mn-O系统的电磁性质

用溶胶-凝胶制备了La_0.833K_0.167MnO₃-SrTiO₃ (LKMO/STO)系列样品，并研究了它们的结构、磁性和输运特性.X射线衍射实验表明，1200℃烧结的LKMO/STO (STLK12)是一个均匀的固溶相.其电阻率表现为绝缘体的行为，而纯La_0.833K_0.167MnO₃ (LKMO)样品随温度的升高则有金属-绝缘体转变.在低场下(μ₀H=0.02 T)，对STLK12样品，当温度从220 K降低到4 K时，磁电阻从0.2%升高到11%.在高场下(μ₀H=5.5 T)，随着温度降低，磁电阻几乎是线性增大.在4.2 K时，达到65%.比纯LKMO样品40%的磁电阻高出了25%. 我们用晶界处的自旋极化隧穿效应定性地解释了这种增强的磁电阻效应. 关键词： 低场磁电阻 高场磁电阻 自旋极化隧穿 钙钛矿     

Ti/Pr0.7Ca0.3MnO3/La0.67Sr0.33MnO3/Pt异质结电致电阻效应的改善

采用脉冲激光沉积技术制备了Ti/Pr_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃/Pt和Ti/Pr_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃/La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃/Pt异质结并研究了La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃功能插层对异质结电致电阻特性的影响. 实验结果表明La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃功能层的引入有效提高了器件的电阻转变特性,尤其是电阻转变率和疲劳性得到了极大的改善. 对La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃插层改善电致电阻转变特性的机理进行了定性的分析. 关键词： 电致电阻效应 电阻转变比率 疲劳特性     

La1-xCaxMnO3的巨磁电阻效应

通过测量La_2/3Ca_1/3MnO₃，La_0.6Ca_0.4MnO₃单相多晶样品的磁电阻、电阻与温度的依赖关系，发现在La_1-xCa_xMnO₃体系中随x的变化，其磁电阻峰和电阻峰都发生了位移．作者认为体系中Mn⁴⁺含量是受Ca含量调制的，正是Mn⁴⁺含量的变化，导致磁性 关键词：     

LaBaMnO薄膜的铁磁共振

用电子自旋共振实验研究La_0.65Ba_0.35MnO₃(LBMO)薄膜的磁性,从磁性膜的各向异性铁磁共振谱得到不同角度θ_h时的共振磁场B_r,求出样品的等效磁场B_eff及旅磁比γ,并通过样品的饱和磁化强度M_s,求出各向异性常数K.     

Electronic transport in LCMO/BTO composites

A series of (1 ? x)La_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃/(x)BaTiO₃ composites has been synthesized by the solid state route. Microstructural and transport studies on these samples show a complete immiscibility between metallic ferromagnet, La_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃ (LCMO) and insulating ferroelectric, BaTiO₃ (BTO). Temperature dependent electrical transport studies show evidence of both intrinsic and extrinsic colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) effects. Inclusion of BTO in LCMO phase results in high resistive samples with a metal-insulator transition at temperature T_{p 1} originating from intrinsic effect and another dominant metal-insulator transition at temperature T_{p 2} caused because of extrinsic effect. T_{p 2} decreases up to a certain percentage of BTO content above which this trend of variation is reversed.     

Enhancing low-field magnetoresistance of La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 films deposited on anodized aluminium-oxide membranes

In this paper we report a new method to fabricate nanostructured films, La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 （LCMO） nanostructured films have been fabricated by using pulsed electron beam deposition （PED） on anodized aluminium oxide （AAO） membranes, The magnetic and electronic transport properties are investigated by using the Quantum Design physics properties measurement system （PPMS） and magnetic properties measurement system （MPMS）. The resistance peak temperature （Tp） is about 85 K and the Curie temperature （To） is about 250 K for the LCMO film on an AAO membrane with a pore diameter of 20nm. Large magnetoresistance ratio （MR） is observed near Tp. The MR is as high as 85% under 1 T magnetic field. The great enhancement of MR at low magnetic fields could be attributed to the lattice distortion and the grain boundary that are induced by the nanopores on the AAO membrane.     

Large enhancement of room temperature magnetoresistance in Ag-added La0.67(Ca0.65Ba0.35)0.33MnO3

The electrical and magnetoresistant properties of La_0.67(Ca_0.65Ba_0.35)_0.33MnO₃/Ag_x (abbreviated by LCBMO/Ag_x) have been studied. The results show that Ag addition causes a decrease of resistivity dramatically and especially induces a large enhancement of room temperature magnetoresistance (MR). The room temperature MR ratio for x=0.27 sample in 10 kOe magnetic field is 41%, almost 20 times larger than that for x=0 sample. This enhancement is related to that the Curie temperature (T_c) of the sample is near room temperature, as well as the significant reduction of resistivity. The good fits of experimental results for x=0.27 sample to Brillouin function indicate that the MR behavior in the Ag added LCBMO is induced by the spin-dependent hopping of the electrons between the spin clusters, which is an intrinsic property of the CMR materials.     

Study of magnetoresistance and conductance of bicrystal grain boundary in La0.67Ba0.33MnO3 thin film

La_0.67Ba_0.33MnO₃ (LBMO) thin film is deposited on a 36.7°C SrTiO₃ bicrystal substrate using laser ablation technique. A microbridge is created across bicrystal grain boundary and its characteristics are compared with a microbridge on the LBMO film having no grain boundary. Presence of grain boundary exhibits substantial magnetoresistance ratio (MRR) in the low field and low temperature region. Bicrystal grain boundary contribution in MRR disappears at temperature T>175 K. At low temperature, I-V characteristic of the microbridge across bicrystal grain boundary is nonlinear. Analysis of temperature dependence of dynamic conductance-voltage characteristics of the bicrystal grain boundary indicates that at low temperatures (T<175 K) carrier transport across the grain boundary in LBMO film is dominated by inelastic tunneling via pairs of manganese atoms and tunneling through disordered oxides. At higher temperatures (T>175 K), magnetic scattering process is dominating. Decrease of bicrystal grain boundary contribution in magnetoresistance with the increase in temperature is due to enhanced spin-flip scattering process.     

Epitaxial growth La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 thin film by radio frequency sputtering method

Perfect epitaxial growth of La_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃ (LCMO) thin film has been achieved on (1 0 0) LaAlO₃ (LAO) single crystal substrate by radio frequency sputtering method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron diffraction analysis indicates that La_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃ film grows epitaxially on LaAlO₃ along [1 0 0] direction of the substrate. The resistivity variation with temperature of the film shows a sharp metal to semiconductor transition peak around 253 K, which is close to that of the target. The magnetoresistance (MR) also reveals high quality epitaxy film characteristic at low temperatures and near the metal to semiconductor transition temperature.     

Ultrafast sintering of La–Ca–Mn–O bulk ceramics by thermal plasma assisted heating

This paper reports a novel and low-cost thermal plasma assisted heating method for ultrafast sintering of rare-earth-based perovskite manganites. An indigenously designed DC thermal plasma reactor has been used to sinter La_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃ (LCMO) colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) material. Highly dense (96% of theoretical density) crystalline bulk LCMO ceramics were prepared within 2.5 min of sintering time. Plasma-sintered LCMO bulk ceramics showed enhanced T_C (272 K), which is close to T_IM (275 K) as compared to the conventional sintered LCMO [J.M. De Teresa, M.R. Ibarra, J. Blasco, J. Garcia, C. Marquina, P.A. Algarabel, Z. Arnold, K. Kamenev, C. Ritter, R. von Helmolt, Phys. Rev. B 54 (1996) 1187] sample. We observe that the thermal plasma heating process offers a unique advantage for quick physical densification and hence sintering within a few minutes.     

Thickness dependence of electroresistance in La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 epitaxial films

The electroresistance (ER) of La_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃ (LCMO) epitaxial thin films with different thicknesses was studied. For the 110 nm thick LCMO film, its ER shows a maximum at T_p, where the resistance shows a peak, and decreases to zero at lower temperatures. While for the 30 nm thick LCMO film, its ER is remarkable in a wide temperature range. Another interesting observation in this work is that the electric current can tune the magnetoresistance of the ultrathin LCMO thin film. The results were discussed by considering the coexistence of ferromagnetic metallic phase with the charge ordered phase, and the variation of the phase separation with film thickness and electric current. This work also demonstrates that electric current can tune the magnetoresistance of the manganites, which is helpful for their applications.     

Structural and magneto-transport properties of LCMO–STO composites

A manganite matrix-based composite series, (1 ? x)La_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃(LCMO) ? (x)SrTiO₃ (STO), has been prepared by the solid state route. Influence of STO phase on structural and magneto-transport properties of LCMO phase has been investigated. By X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and Fourier transform of infrared spectroscopy, we find that there is no interdiffusion between the LCMO and STO phases. Measurements of resistivity on these samples reveal that the parent sample shows a distinct metal–insulator (M–I) transition of intrinsic type at a temperature close to the Curie temperature, whereas composite samples show two possible transitions, intrinsic as well as extrinsic. The series exhibits a conduction threshold at x = x _m ～ 20%, up to which extrinsic M–I transition temperature decreases along with an increase in extrinsic magnetoresistance; whereas, above x _m these trends of variation are reversed.     

Pd/Ag掺杂的La0.67(Ca0.65Ba0.35)0.33MnO3体系电特性和磁电阻增强效应

系统研究了xAg-La_0.67(Ca_0.65Ba_0.35)_0.33MnO₃和xPd-La_0.67(Ca_0.65Ba_0.35)_0.33MnO₃(xAg-LCBMO和xPd-LCBMO)两种复合体系的电特性和磁电阻特性. 结果发现,Pd和Ag的掺杂都引起电阻率的大幅降低和峰值电阻率温度的升高,这主要源于晶粒边界/表面良导体金属晶粒的析出. 另外,Pd和Ag的掺杂都引起室温磁电阻的大幅增强. 尤其是27%摩尔比的Ag掺杂诱导了高达70%的室温磁电阻,几乎是未掺杂母体LCBMO的10倍,而27%摩尔比的Pd掺杂诱导产生了更高的磁电阻,约170%. 磁电阻的大幅增强,与良导体金属掺杂引起的样品电阻率的降低有关. 另一方面,晶粒表面/边界Mn离子与Pd离子接近诱导Pd离子的自旋极化对磁电阻的增强起了重要的促进作用.