Structural and phonon dynamical properties of perovskite manganites: (Tb, Dy, Ho)MnO3

A shell model has been used to study the structure, phonon dynamics and phase coexistence of perovskite manganites RMnO₃ (R=Tb, Dy, Ho). The calculated crystal structure, Raman and IR frequencies and specific heats are found to be in good agreement with the available experimental data. The phonon density of states, elastic constants, elastic stiffness, shear constants and phonon dispersion curves have been computed for these manganites. A zone center imaginary A_u mode is revealed in these phonon dispersion curves, which indicates the occurrence of the metastability of the perovskite phase. The Gibbs free energy values calculated as a function of temperature and pressure for RMnO₃ in the orthorhombic phase, when compared with those of the hexagonal phase, reveal the possibility of coexistence of these two phases in the present multiferroic manganites under ambient conditions.     

Mn基钙钛矿氧化物中的自旋极化隧道输运

借助自旋极化隧道模型，对具有不同居里温度的Mn基钙铁矿氧化物的电阻率随温度和磁场的变化行为进行了计算。结果表明，模型给出的结果和献上普遍报道的实验结果在行为上有非常好的一致性，表明这类材料中所观察到的电子输运和磁性质可以基于这一模型而得以理解。     

High resolution study of permanent photoinduced reflectivity changes and charge-order domain switching in Bi(0.3)Ca(0.7)MnO(3)

We report near-field and far-field optical microscopic studies of photoinduced effects in charge-ordered Bi(0.3)Ca(0.7)MnO(3). Unlike previously reported transient photoinduced effects in manganites, we have observed permanent reflectivity changes following local sample illumination with 488 nm light. High-resolution images of exposed regions reveal optical contrast on a submicrometer scale. This observation indicates that photonic band-gap structures may be created using holographic recording in manganites. We also present images of photoinduced charge-order domain switching in Bi(0.3)Ca(0.7)MnO(3).     

Locally induced charged polarization states in manganites

Spatially inhomogeneous states were induced on the surface of single-crystal lanthanum-strontium manganites by the local application of an external electric field. The dynamics of the growth and relaxation of these states were studied by atomic force microscopy. It is shown that the induced states possess a charge and reveal piezoelectric properties.     

Nanoscale control of low-dimensional spin structures in manganites

Due to the upcoming demands of next-generation electronic/magnetoelectronic devices with low-energy consumption,emerging correlated materials(such as superconductors,topological insulators and manganites) are one of the highly promising candidates for the applications.For the past decades,manganites have attracted great interest due to the colossal magnetoresistance effect,charge-spin-orbital ordering,and electronic phase separation.However,the incapable of deterministic control of those emerging low-dimensional spin structures at ambient condition restrict their possible applications.Therefore,the understanding and control of the dynamic behaviors of spin order parameters at nanoscale in manganites under external stimuli with low energy consumption,especially at room temperature is highly desired.In this review,we collected recent major progresses of nanoscale control of spin structures in manganites at low dimension,especially focusing on the control of their phase boundaries,domain walls as well as the topological spin structures(e.g.,skyrmions).In addition,capacitor-based prototype spintronic devices are proposed by taking advantage of the above control methods in manganites.This capacitor-based structure may provide a new platform for the design of future spintronic devices with low-energy consumption.     

锰氧化物相竞争的理论研究

锰氧化物属于典型的强关联电子材料,具有包括庞磁电阻、电荷/轨道有序、电子相分离、多铁性等奇特的物理特性。这些现象涉及一系列凝聚态物理学基本问题,是近年来研究者一直关注的热点和难点。并且这些奇异的电磁性质也为开发量子调控器件提供了基本素材。虽然近20年来对锰氧化物的研究取得了丰硕成果,全世界的研究者仍在为理解并应用其特性作着孜孜不倦的努力。本综述将主要从理论角度,重点关注钙钛矿结构锰氧化物中多种相竞争和调制。由于有着多种竞争相互作用和多重量子自由度,锰氧化物有着丰富的相,这些相物理特性迥异,而自由能却可能相当接近。因此,自发或人为调制导致的相竞争是锰氧化物研究的一个核心问题,也是整个强关联物理领域中一个很有意义的课题。本综述将以电致电阻、多铁性和异质结界面处电子重组这三个具体实例,介绍如何采用蒙特卡罗模拟等方法研究其中的相竞争和调制。     

Magnetic, resonance and transport properties of nanopowder of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 manganites

X-ray powder diffraction, magnetization, transport and magnetic resonance measurements of nanosize La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ (LCMO) manganites have been performed. The nanosize manganites were synthesized with a co-precipitation method at different (600, 700, 800 and 1000 °C) temperatures. The crystal structure of the nanopowders obtained was determined to be perovskite-like with a rhombohedral distortion (the space group R3¯c). The average size of synthesized nanoparticles (from 17 to 88 nm) was estimated using the X-ray diffraction and low temperature adsorption of argon methods. All the nanosize manganites show ferromagnetic-like ordering. Both the Curie temperature and magnetization decrease with reducing the particle size. The decrease of magnetization is due to the disordered surface shell of particles. The disordered surface layer is a source of the surface anisotropy and is responsible for the increase of coercivity. Temperature dependences of the magnetic resonance spectra parameters have allowed obtaining information on dynamics of magnetic properties in the nanoparticle systems. The resistivity was established to become higher by reducing the particles’ size and increases to a great extent in nanoparticles with the smallest average size at low temperatures. The magnetic entropy was shown to be smaller for the small particles. Using the temperature dependence of magnetic entropy the relative cooling power of the nanosize samples studied was evaluated.     

Photo-induced effect in the layered perovskite manganite La_(1.2)Sr_(1.8)Mn_(1.8)Co_(0.2)O_7

1IntroductionWiththediscoveryofcolossalmagnetoresistance(CMR)effectinmanganites,hole-dopingperovskitemanganiteswithunusualelectronictransportandmagneticpropertieshaveattractedconsiderableattention.Thesepropertiesresultfromanintrinsicinteractionbetweencharge,spin,orbitalandlatticedegreesoffreedomthatarestronglycoupledtoeachother[1—6].DoubleexchangemodelcombinedwithJohn-Tellereffectwasusedtoexplainthesepropertiespartly[7—9].InordertogetbetterunderstandingofthemechanismofCMReffect,externals…     

稀土掺杂锰氧化物庞磁电阻效应

过去十多年来,具有庞磁电阻效应的稀土掺杂锰氧化物成为了凝聚态物理研究的重要领域。锰氧化物的载流子自旋极化率高,且在居里温度附近表现出很大的磁电阻效应,因此在自旋电子学中有潜在的应用前景。另一方面,锰氧化物是典型的强关联电子体系,它对目前有关强关联体系的认识提出了很大挑战。本文综述了锰氧化物的各种性质及其物理原因。全文首先概述了锰氧化物的庞磁电阻效应及其晶格和电子结构,简单介绍了其他一些庞磁电阻材料;随后综述了锰氧化物的电荷/轨道有序相及其输运性质;在第四部分简单介绍了锰氧化物中庞磁电阻效应的机制;最后讨论了锰氧化物的一些可能的应用,如低场磁电阻效应、磁隧道结、磁p＿n结以及全钙钛矿的场效应管和自旋极化电子注入装置等。     

Novel dynamical effects and persistent memory in phase separated manganites

The time dependent response of the magnetic and transport properties of Fe-doped phase separated (PS) manganite La(0.5)Ca(0.5)MnO3 is reported. The nontrivial coexistence of ferromagnetic (FM) and non-FM regions induces a slow dynamics which leads to time relaxation and cooling rate dependence within the PS regime. This dynamics influences physical properties drastically. On one hand, metalliclike behavior, assumed to be a fingerprint of percolation, can be also observed before the FM phase percolates as a result of dynamical contributions. On the other hand, two novel effects for the manganites are reported, namely, the rejuvenation of the resistivity after aging and a persistent memory of low magnetic fields (<1 T), imprinted in the amount of the FM phase.     

稀土掺杂锰氧化物庞磁电阻效应

过去十多年来，具有庞磁电阻效应的稀土掺杂锰氧化物成为了凝聚态物理研究的重要领域。锰氧化物的载流子自旋极化率高，且在居里温度附近表现出很大的磁电阻效应，因此在自旋电子学中有潜在的应用前景。另一方面，锰氧化物是典型的强关联电子体系，它对目前有关强关联体系的认识提出了很大挑战。本文综述了锰氧化物的各种性质及其物理原因。全文首先概述了锰氧化物的庞磁电阻效应及其晶格和电子结构，简单介绍了其他一些庞磁电阻材料；随后综述了锰氧化物的电荷／轨道有序相及其输运性质；在第四部分简单介绍了锰氧化物中庞磁电阻效应的机制；最后讨论了锰氧化物的一些可能的应用，如低场磁电阻效应、磁隧道结、磁p-n结以及全钙钛矿的场效应管和自旋极化电子注入装置等。     

Heteroepitaxial growth of high-temperature superconductors and doped manganites in ramp type geometry

We have studied heteroepitaxially grown ramp type structures consisting of high-temperature superconductors (HTS) and doped manganites in various configurations. Firstly, the coupling of two HTS electrodes via doped manganite barriers was analyzed and secondly the interface properties between HTS and doped manganites as well as between doped manganites with different Curie temperatures have been investigated. As a common feature of the interfaces involving doped manganites an increase in resistance at low temperatures was found which appears together with non-linear current–voltage characteristics. On applying external magnetic fields up to 8 T, the low temperature interface resistance is suppressed considerably. These observations can be understood in terms of a spin glass behavior of the doped manganites just at the interface caused by strain due to lattice misfit and disorder. The differential conductance spectra of YBa₂Cu₃O_7−δ–La_2/3Ca_1/3MnO₃ junctions with low transparency show a pronounced gap feature but no zero-bias conductance peak.     

IR Spectroscopy of the inhomogeneous electronic state of lanthanum manganites

High efficiency of the approach combining the study of IR transmission and resistivity for detecting phase separation in the electron subsystem of lanthanum manganites has been demonstrated. Comparison of the magnetotransmission, magnetoresistance, and Kerr effect makes it possible to reveal the phase separation in the magnetic subsystem of manganites.     

Non-Markovian theory of electron paramagnetic resonance in localized and quasi-localized electron spins via an example of manganites with colossal magnetoresistance

An approach based on the memory functions formalism is applied to derive non-Markovian equations of motion for the magnetization components of localized and quasi-localized electron spins under electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) conditions using the example of manganites with colossal magnetoresistance. General Hasegawa-Bloch-type equations are applied to describe certain experimental data concerning the shape and the width of EPR lines and the longitudinal and transverse relaxation rates. Particular cases of these equations reproduce well-known theoretical results concerning EPR in manganites with colossal magnetoresistance. The results obtained explain certain well-known experimental phenomena and may stimulate further research.     

Review of the magnetocaloric effect in manganite materials

A thorough understanding of the magnetocaloric properties of existing magnetic refrigerant materials has been an important issue in magnetic refrigeration technology. This paper reviews a new class of magnetocaloric material, that is, the ferromagnetic perovskite manganites (R_1−xM_xMnO₃, where R=La, Nd, Pr and M=Ca, Sr, Ba, etc.). The nature of these materials with respect to their magnetocaloric properties has been analyzed and discussed systematically. A comparison of the magnetocaloric effect of the manganites with other materials is given. The potential manganites are nominated for a variety of large- and small-scale magnetic refrigeration applications in the temperature range of 100–375 K. It is believed that the manganite materials with the superior magnetocaloric properties in addition to cheap materials-processing cost will be the option of future magnetic refrigeration technology.     

Effect of oxygen content and nonstoichiometry defects on the phase transformations in manganites of the La0.65Sr0.35Mn1?x?yNixTiyO3 + γ system

Certain regularities in the influence of redox treatments on the structure and properties of manganites of the chosen system were established. It was found that a semiconductor-metal phase transition occurs as a result of annealing manganites in oxygen and is accompanied by a sharp increase in the magnetization and Curie temperature.     

Spin freezing and magnetic inhomogeneities in bilayer manganites

We have performed a muon spin rotation study on polycrystalline samples of electron-doped layered manganites, La2-2xSr1+2xMn2O7 (0.4< or =x<1), in order to investigate the local magnetic structure and spin dynamics. Our results provide evidence for phase separation into A-type antiferromagnetic and charge-ordered phases for x=0.52 and spin freezing at low temperatures (T<100 K) for 0.52< or =x<0.75. A new phase diagram which includes this spin-freezing region is proposed.     

Novel effects of localization due to intrinsic disorder in manganites

We discuss the effects of a novel ‘intrinsic’ disorder in hole-doped rare-earth manganites. Using effective field theory as well as direct numerical simulations, we show that this disorder can have dramatic effects in terms of the transition from ferromagnetic insulator to ferromagnetic metal upon hole-doping, including an Anderson localized regime where variable range hopping may be observed.     

Photo-induced effect in the layered perovskite manganite La<Subscript>1.2</Subscript>Sr<Subscript>1.8</Subscript>Mn<Subscript>1.8</Subscript>Co<Subscript>0.2</Subscript>O<Subscript>7</Subscript>

It is helpful to study the photo-induced effect in the perovskite manganites not only for elucidating the mechanism of colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) effect but also for potential applications in technology. The laser-induced effect in the Co doping layered perovskite manganites La_1.2Sr_1.8Mn_1.8Co_0.2O₇, is studied in this paper and the obtained results are also compared with that gained in the Nd-doping manganites with cubic perovskite structure.     

On the correlation between the X‐ray absorption chemical shift and the formal valence state in mixed‐valence manganites

Here the correlation between the chemical shift in X‐ray absorption spectroscopy, the geometrical structure and the formal valence state of the Mn atom in mixed‐valence manganites are discussed. It is shown that this empirical correlation can be reliably used to determine the formal valence of Mn, using either X‐ray absorption spectroscopy or resonant X‐ray scattering techniques. The difficulties in obtaining a reliable comparison between experimental XANES spectra and theoretical simulations on an absolute energy scale are revealed. It is concluded that the contributions from the electronic occupation and the local structure to the XANES spectra cannot be separated either experimentally or theoretically. In this way the geometrical and electronic structure of the Mn atom in mixed‐valence manganites cannot be described as a bimodal distribution of the formal integer Mn³⁺ and Mn⁴⁺ valence states corresponding to the undoped references.