Pr0.7Ca0.3MnO3陶瓷晶界势垒的交流特性

采用固相烧结方法制备了Pr1-xCaxMnO3(x=0.3)钙态矿结构锰氧化物陶瓷样品,对其在磁场和电场下的直、交流输运性质做了系统研究.通过测量加磁场和零场下的Ⅰ-Ⅴ曲线,得到其居里温度为150K,与VSM测试结果一致.通过测量加磁场与零场下交流的阻抗频谱,发现加磁场后样品的晶界电阻明显减小,而晶粒电阻几乎保持不变,表明Pr1-xCaxMnO3陶瓷多晶样品的CMR效应源于样品的晶界.为确定晶界处的势垒高度,测量了样品在不同频率下的阻抗温谱,根据Arrhenius定律拟合得出势垒高度为117 meV,与用直流R-T数据拟合得出的激活能一致.

AC properties of Pr0.7Ca0.3MnO3 ceramics

Ceramic Pr_1-xCa_xMnO₃(x=0.3) samples are prepared by solid-state reaction and measured using direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) methods in different magnetic and electrical fields. A Curie temperature of 150 K is determined by I-V measurements in field for Pr_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃, which is consistent with that from vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The AC measurement shows that the grain boundary resistance reduces with magnetic field increasing, while the grain almost keeps unchanged, and it indicates that the colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) effect in low field mainly comes from the grain boundary for the Pr_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃ ceramic. The barrier height of grain boundary is 117 meV for the Pr_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃ ceramic, obtained by fitting the temperature spectrum of impedance, and it is well coincident with that from fitting the R-T data. A "trap state" model is proposed to explain all the measured data.