Magnetotransport properties of La0.67Ca0.33MnO3//La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 bilayers

The perovskite bilayers La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 （LCMO） （100 nm） / La0.67Sr0.33MnO3（LSMO） （100 nm） and LSMO （100 nm） / LCMO （100 nm） are fabricated by a facing-target sputtering technique. Their transport and magnetic properties are investigated. It is found that the transport properties between them are different obviously due to distinguishable structures, and the different lattice strains in both films result in the difference of metal-to-insulator transition. Only single-step magnetization loop appears in our bilayers from 5K to 320K, and the coercive force of LSMO/LCMO varies irregularly with a minimum ～ 2387A/m which is lower than that of LCMO and LSMO single layer films. The behaviour is explained by some magnetic coupling.     

La0.67Sr0.33Mn0.87Fe0.13O3的超声性质研究

测量了Ｌａ０．６７Ｓｒ０．３３Ｍｎ０．８７Ｆｅ０．１３Ｏ３多晶单相样品的电阻,超声声速和衰减随温度的变化。发现超声衰减在１５０Ｋ附近出现一个峰值,同时电阻迅速增加,表明样品中存在极化子－声子耦合作用。在８５Ｋ附近样品由半导体转变为金属,但当Ｔ〈６０Ｋ时样品又变成半导体行为,同时超声声速出现一个很小的软化,这表明样品中可能存在自旋玻璃态。     

Gd掺杂对La0.67Sr0.33CoO3、 La0.67Sr0.33MnO3体系磁行为的影响

通过实验研究了La0.67-xGdxSr0.33CoO3、La0.67-xGdxSr0.33MnO3(x=0.00、0.05、0.10、0.20、0.30、0.40、0.50、0.60、0.67)体系的磁化强度与温度的关系(M～T)曲线、磁化强度与磁场强度的关系(M～H)曲线.实验结果表明,随Gd掺杂浓度增高,La0.67-xGdxSr0.33CoO3体系的磁结构表现为团簇玻璃态,x>0.10样品的M～T曲线出现了低温区M值急剧上升的奇特现象;La0.67-xGdxSr0.33MnO3体系的磁结构从长程铁磁有序向团簇玻璃态、反铁磁状态转变,x≥0.50样品的M～T曲线在低温区急剧下降.两种体系呈现的不同现象,来源于Gd与Co、Mn不同的耦合作用和Co的自旋态的转变.     

La0.67Sr0.33Mn0.90Fe0.10O3磁电阻和电子自旋共振谱研究

本文详细研究了Ｌａ０．６７Ｓｒ０．３３Ｍｎ０．９０Ｆｅ０．１０Ｏ３多晶样品的磁电阻和电子自旋共振谱的特性，发现由于Ｆｅ离子的掺入，体系的转变温度明显降低，而且磁电阻的峰位偏离了电阻的峰位，另外在高温处磁电阻又出现了另一峰，这些都是由于铁离子改变屯体系的磁性相互作用以及电子可以在Ｆｅ离子ｅｇ↑态和Ｍｎ离子ｅｇ↑态之间跃迁而导致的结果，电子自旋共振实验进一步证实了铁离子的在体系中的作用。     

Leakage current analysis of La0.67Sr0.33MnO3/Nb:SrTiO3 p–n junctions

La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ (LSMO) films were grown on 0.7 wt% Nb-doped SrTiO₃ (NSTO) single-crystal substrates by pulsed laser deposition. The crystal phase structure and surface morphology of the LSMO films were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction method and atomic force microscopy, respectively. The diode-like behavior was observed in the leakage currents of the LSMO/NSTO heterojunction, by which I–V curves were measured at room temperature. The leakage current of LSMO/NSTO heterojunction follows the space-charge-limited conduction (SCLC) model under lower forward bias. As the forward bias increases, the barrier at the LSMO/NSTO interface becomes narrower and lower, which allows electrons to go over/through the interface barrier by the conduction mechanisms of Schottky emission and interface-limited Fowler–Nordheim tunneling, respectively. Under the same backward bias, the leakage current still undergoes the Ohmic law region according to the SCLC model, which is due to the drift currents of holes in the LSMO films and electrons in the NSTO substrates.     

Crystallite size and magnetic properties of La0.7Mn1.3O3 ± Δ

The results of investigation into nanocrystalline lanthanum manganites La_0.7Mn_1.3O_{3 ± Δ} produced by repeated cold isostatic pressing of a charge material are reported. A powder compact with a crystallite size of 5–7 nm exhibits no magnetic properties, unlike a coarse-grained (20 nm) powder compact.     

Mechanical properties of La0.58Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-δ membranes

In this paper, we report on the mechanical properties of a La_0.58Sr_0.4Co_0.2Fe_0.8O_3-δ perovskite material. We use ring-on-ring bending tests with disk-shaped samples and depth-sensitive micro-indentation. In particular, the temperature dependency of fracture stress and elastic behavior are addressed. The fracture load is measured to be ～ 40% higher at room temperature (RT) than at 800 °C, which is due to the ferro-elasticity of material at RT. The stiffness shows an increase of about 50% above 600 °C and 700 °C in vacuum and air, respectively. The effect is attributed to a rhombohedral to cubic phase transition, which is not fully reversible upon cooling. The changes in phase composition with temperature are also confirmed by in-situ high temperature XRD. The transition appears to be associated with a change of heat capacity.     

Fe3O4 Segregation and Transport Properties of La0.67Ca0.33MnO3

Effect of Fe3O4 segregation at grain boundaries on the electrical transport and magnetic properties of La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 is investigated. The experimental results show that the Fe3O4 segregation not only shifts the paramagnetic-ferromagnetic transition temperature of La0.6TCa0.33MnO3 to a lower temperature region but also induces a new transition in a lower temperature region. Meanwhile, the transition processes observed in both the resistivity and magnetization curves are obviously widened. Compared to pure La0.67Ca0.33MnO3, we assume that the Fe3O4 segregation level at the grain boundaries can modify the electrical transport and magnetic properties of La0.67Ca0.33MnO3.     

Infrared Absorption of Phase Separated La0.67-xPrxCa0.33MnO3

Infrared absorption spectra of La0.67-xPrxCa0.33MnO3 （x= 0, 0.18 and 0.36） are experimentally studied in the temperature range 20 -300K. Absorption peak splitting corresponding to the stretching oscillation of the Mn-O bond, together with a shift of peak position, is observed below the Curie temperature. These features weaken and even disappear as the samples are warmed up to the Curie temperature, which indicates that this anomaly may be a result of phase separation in the compounds.     

Influence of oxygen vacancies on magnetoresistance properties of bulk La0.67Ca0.33MnO3−δ

Bulk polycrystalline samples of La_0.67Ca_0.33MnO_3−δ were annealed in controlled oxygen atmospheres. Two types of conditions were chosen, firstly with the aim of taking oxygen from the grain boundaries and secondly with the aim of removing oxygen uniformly from the sample. Reducing conditions increase the overall resistivity and suppress the Curie–Weiss temperature (T_c). A second peak at temperatures below T_c appears in the resistivity and magnetoresistivity when the samples are deoxygenated. However, the presence of this peak does not strongly influence the low-temperature magnetoresistance.     

Massive, thick-film, and thin-film La0.6Sr0.3Mn1.1−x Fe x O3±δ magnetoresistive ceramics: Structure and properties

Magnetoresistive ceramic and thick-and thin-film La_0.6Sr_0.3Mn_1.1?x Fe _x O_3±δ(x=0,0.04) samples are studied by X-ray diffraction, ⁵⁵Mn nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), resistivity measurements, and magnetic measurements. Their rhombohedrally distorted ( $R\overline 3 c$ ) perovskite structure is found to contain anion and cation vacancies and nanocluster defects. Their broad asymmetric ⁵⁵Mn NMR spectra support high-frequency electron-hole exchange between Mn³⁺ and Mn⁴⁺ and the fact that their environments are different due to a high defect concentration and high structural inhomogeneity. Iron doping and an increase in the annealing temperature result in a decrease in the temperatures of the metal-semiconductor and ferromagnet-paramagnet phase transitions and an increase in the magnetoresistive effect (MRE). The low-field MRE in the low-temperature region (～100 K) in the ceramics and thick film is explained by tunneling in crystallite boundaries. An analysis of the effect of iron and the annealing temperature on the activation energy confirms the conclusion regarding a defect system of the perovskite structure and the presence of several mechanisms of activation processes.     

57Fe Mössbauer study of La0.67Ca0.33Mn1 − x Fe x O3 CMR system

The structural changes of near-equiatomic α-FeCr alloys, ground in a vibratory mill in vacuum and in argon, were followed as a function of milling time. An amorphous phase forms in both cases but at a much faster rate when milling in argon than when milling in vacuum. Amorphisation by ball-milling of α-FeCr alloys is deduced to be an intrinsic phenomenon which is however speeded-up by oxygen. The amorphous phase crystallizes into a bcc Cr-rich phase and a bcc Fe-rich phase when annealed for short times.     

Electrical and magnetic properties of La0.67Ba0.33Mn1−x (Me) x O3 perovskite manganites: case of manganese substituted by trivalent (Me = Cr) and tetravalent (Me = Ti) elements

The effects of non-magnetic Ti⁴⁺ substitution on the structural, electrical and magnetic properties of La_0.67Ba_0.33Mn_1?x Ti _x O₃ (0≤x≤0.1) are investigated and compared to those existing in La_0.67Ba_0.33Mn_1?x Cr _x O₃ (magnetic Cr³⁺). The structural refinement by the Rietveld method revealed that Ti-doped samples crystallize in the cubic lattice with space group $\mathrm{Pm}\bar{3}\mathrm{m}$ , while samples with Cr crystallize in the hexagonal setting of the rhombohedral $\mathrm{R}\bar{3}\mathrm{C}$ space group for identical contents of dopant. The most relevant structural features are an increase of the lattice parameters, of the cell volume and of the inter-ionic distances with increasing Ti doping level. Both series of samples show a decrease of the paramagnetic–ferromagnetic transition temperature when the amount of chromium or titanium increases. Transport measurements show that when increasing the metal doping, the resistivity increases whereas the metallic behavior of the parent compound La_0.67Ba_0.33MnO₃ is destroyed. For a substitution higher than 5 at.% of Ti and 10 at.% of Cr, the samples exhibit a semiconducting behavior in the whole range of temperature, for which the electronic transport can be explained by variable range hopping and/or small polaron hopping models.     

Effect of the sintering temperature of ceramic manganites La0.7Mn1.3O3 ± Δ on their grain sizes, magnetic and electrical properties

The effect of the sintering temperature from 1070 to 1670 K of ceramic samples of lanthanum manganite La_0.7Mn_1.3O₃ on their grain size, structure, magnetic and resistive properties has been studied. An increase in the sintering temperature to 1270 K is shown to lead to an insignificant increase in the grain size and an increase in the density, fraction of the ferromagnetic phase in a grain, and colossal magnetoresistance. The ceramics sintering at temperatures higher than 1470 K is found to sharply increase the grain size; simultaneously, the grain takes a layered structure. The grain growth at these temperatures is established to be accompanied by manganese precipitation at the grain boundaries and likely in the grain interior. The increase in the sintering temperature is accompanied by appearance of a magnetically phase heterogeneity and a decrease in the Curie temperature and magnitude of the colossal magnetoresistance effect.     

Field-suppressed interfacial spin scattering in YBa2Cu3O7−δ/La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 heterostructures

The superconductivity and magnetoresistance (MR) of epitaxial bilayers consisting of YBa₂Cu₃O_7?δ (YBCO) and La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ (LSMO) are investigated with respect to the proximity and spin polarization effects. In the region of the mixed vortex state near the onset temperature of the superconducting transition, the diffusion of the spin-polarized quasiparticles from the LSMO to the YBCO is evidenced by their distinct magnetotransport behaviors, which are characterized by two superconducting transitions. It is revealed that the second transition is strongly dependent on the applied magnetic field, demonstrating an abnormal pair-breaking effect. This effect, together with the reduced MR, is believed to arise from an increase in the spin injection efficiency induced by the suppressed interfacial spin scattering, disclosing a new perspective for understanding the magnetotransport phenomena in proximity-coupled superconductor/ferromagnet (S/F) hybrids.     

Cu掺杂La0.67Sr0.33CuxMn1-xO3薄膜的光诱导效应研究

分别采用溶胶-凝胶和射频磁控溅射的方法制备了La0.67Sr0.33CuxMn1-xO3(x=0.05, 0.10和0.15)系列块材和薄膜,研究了Cu部分替代对薄膜光诱导特性的影响.实验结果表明随着Cu掺杂量的增加,薄膜的金属-绝缘转变温度向低温方向移动,且导电性降低.在金属相激光作用诱导电阻增大.光致电阻相对变化极大值随着Cu含量的增加而增大,当x =0.15时,光致电阻相对变化极大值达到58.3%,分析可能是由激光辐照诱导电子束缚于CuO2链外的局域态和晶格效应共同作用的结果.     

Stress evolution and lattice distortion induced by thickness variation and lattice misfit in La0.67Sr0.33MnO3−δ films

La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO_3?δ thin films with different thicknesses are prepared in order to investigate the structural variation induced by film thickness and lattice misfit. The X-ray diffraction results show the in-built stress evolution from a full strained thin layer (～10 nm) to a completely relaxed thick layer (～150 nm), which can be well explained by the Poisson effect. Raman spectroscopy measurements reveal the complicated correlation between the Jahn–Teller (JT) distortion and film thickness. Important octahedron modes reflecting JT distortion are completely caused by the relaxed layer. It is observed that broad JT bands are formed in the films with large thickness of the relaxed layer and the residual stress in the layer leads to an obvious blue shift. In contrast, for films with the thin relaxed layer, JT modes are present as a sharper structure and move to low frequency, indicating towards a much better oxygen stoichiometry.     

Multiferroic and exchange bias in La0.85Sr0.15FeO3−δ perovskite nanoparticles

Multiferroic and exchange bias was observed in La_0.85Sr_0.15FeO_3?δ nanoparticles sample which was prepared by co-precipitation method. These nanoparticles have an average size of about 18.49?nm and orthorhombic phase (Pbnm) with small impurities. The anomalous peaks of the dielectric as a function of temperature indicate that the Neel temperature at T_N?=?321?K and a ferroelectric to paraelectric transition at T_C?=?555?K which confirmed by differential scanning calorimetric (DSC). The dielectric response at low frequency is dominated by Debye relaxation behaviour and the resonance behaviour is dominated above 1.7?GHz. Mössbauer spectrum revealed the presence of magnetic ordering temperature (T_N) lies above room temperature (RT). Moreover, the oxygen deficient (δ?=?0.038) was calculated from Mössbauer spectrum. The hysteresis loop (B-H) of the nanoparticle sample exhibits exchange bias as a result of the exchange coupling at the interface between the ferromagnetic surface with canted spins and the antiferromagnetic core of the particles.