Exchange bias effect in multiferroic Eu0.75Y0.25MnO3

The exchange bias phenomenon has been investigated in multiferroic Eu_0.75Y_0.25MnO₃. The material shows a weak ferromagnetism with cone spin configuration induced by external magnetic field below 30 K. Consequently, the electric polarization coming from the cycloid spin order below 30 K can be suppressed by external magnetic fields. The magnetic hysteresis loops after cooling in a magnetic field exhibit characteristics of exchange bias below the spin glassy freezing temperature (T_g)∼16 K. The exchange bias field, coercivity field, and remanent magnetization increase with increasing cooling magnetic field. The exchange bias effect is ascribed to the frozen uncompensated spins at the antiferromagnetism/weak ferromagnetism interfaces in the spin-glass like phase.     

Enhancement of magnetoresistances at room temperature in YSZ doping La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 system

The temperature dependence of the resistance of composite samples (1−x)La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃+xYSZ with different YSZ doping level x was investigated at magnetic fields 0-3 T, where YSZ represents yttria-stabilized zirconia. Results show that the YSZ dopant does not only adjust the metal-insulator transition temperature, but also increases the magnetoresistance effect. With increase of YSZ doping level for the range of x<2%, the metal-insulator transition temperature values T_P of the composites decrease, but T_P increases with increase of x further for the range of x>2%. Meanwhile, in the YSZ-doped composites, a broad metal-insulator transition temperature region was found at zero and low magnetic field, which results in an obvious enhanced magnetoresistance in the temperature range 10-350 K. Specially, a larger magnetoresistance value was observed at room temperature at 3 T, which is encouraging with regard to the potential application of magnetoresistance materials.     

The low field magnetisation of Y4Co3

The onset of magnetic order at 6 K and a superconducting transition at 2 K was previously observed in Y₄Co₃. In this paper we investigate the magnetisation in very low fields, in the vicinity of the magnetic and superconducting transition (T_c). Below T_c the M-H curves are characterised by broad hysteresis loops. This type of the behaviour indicates that the sample consists of different regions. Some of these regions are superconducting below T_c and others are magnetically ordered below 6 K.     

Transport properties and magnetoresistance in La0.8Te0.2MnO3/ZrO2 composites

The transport properties and magnetoresistance of electron-doped manganate / insulator composites (La_0.8Te_0.2MnO₃)_{1 - x}/(ZrO₂)_x (x=0, 0.3, and 0.5) are investigated. It is found that the metal-insulator transition temperature of this system shifts to a lower value as the ZrO₂ content increases. The introduction of ZrO₂ enhances both the domain scattering and electron relative scattering in the metal transport region. In the adiabatic small polaron hopping transport region, the thermal activation energy seems invariable regardless of the ZrO₂ content. The application of a magnetic field promotes the charge transportation capabilities of the composites, and the magnetoresistance is enhanced with an increase of the ZrO₂ content. This could be attributed to the more remarkable modification effect of magnetic field on ordering degree in the composites than in pure La_0.8Te_0.2MnO₃.     

Low temperature magnetoresistance in La1.32Sr1.68Mn2O7 layered manganite under hydrostatic pressure

The La_1.32Sr_1.68Mn₂O₇ layered manganite system has been studied by the low temperature electrical resistance and magnetoresistance under hydrostatic pressure up to 25 kbar. We have observe both, a Curie temperature (T_C) and a metal-insulator transition (T_MI) at 118 K in the ambient pressure. The applied pressure shifts the T_MI to higher temperature values and induces a second metal-insulator transition (T²_MI) at 90 K, in the temperature dependence of resistivity measurements. Also, the pressure suppresses the peak resistance abruptly at T_C. When an external field of 5 T is applied, we have observed a large negative magnetoresistance of 300% at the transition temperature and a 128% at 4.5 K. However, the increased pressure decreases the magnetoresistance ratio gradually. When the pressure reaches its maximum available value of 25 kbar, the magnetoresistance ratio decreases at a rate of 1.3%/kbar. From our experimental results, the decrease of magnetoresistance ratio with pressure is explained by the pressure induced canted spin state which is not favor for the spin polarized intergrain tunneling in layered manganites.     

Nonmonotonic behavior of magnetoresistance, R(H) hysteresis, and low-temperature heat capacity of the BaPb0.75Bi0.25O3 superconductor in a magnetic field: Possible manifestations of phase separation

The transport properties (R(T) and R(H) dependences at various values of the transport current in magnetic fields up to 65 kOe) and low-temperature heat capacity in magnetic fields up to 90 kOe of the BaPb_0.75Bi_0.25O₃ superconductor (T _C ≈ 11.3 K) are investigated with the goal of clarifying the mechanisms determining the nonmonotonic behavior and hysteresis of its magnetoresistance R(H). The type of R(H) hysteretic dependences for BaPb_0.75Bi_0.25O₃ is analogous to that observed in granular high-T _c superconductors (HTSCs); however, unlike classical HTSC systems, the field width of the magnetoresistance hysteresis loop for polycrystalline BaPb_0.75Bi_0.25O₃ depends on the transport current. This means that although the mechanisms responsible for the magnetoresistance hysteresis (the influence of the magnetic flux trapped in superconducting regions on the effective field in Josephson interlayers) are identical in these objects, the transport current in BaPb_0.75Bi_0.25O₃ may considerably affect the diamagnetic response of the superconductor. A considerable effect of transport current on the field in which the R(H) dependences have a peak and exhibit hysterestic properties is observed. Such a behavior can be adequately interpreted using the model of the spatially inhomogeneous superconductor-insulator state proposed by Gorbatsevich et al. [JETP Lett. 52, 95 (1990)]. The nonmonotonic dependence of quantity C/T (C is the heat capacity) on the magnetic field discovered in the present study also agrees with the conclusions based on this model.     

Effects of ZnO film thickness on electrical and magnetoresistance characteristics of La0.8Sr0.2MnO3/ZnO heterostructures

The La_0.8Sr_0.2MnO₃/ZnO heterostructures with different thicknesses of ZnO films are fabricated by using RF magnetron sputtering technique. The heterojunctions exhibit excellent rectifying properties at 300 K. At low temperatures the temperature dependent junction resistance exhibits a metal-insulator transition like behavior. A magnetic field strongly impacts on electrical characteristics of La_0.8Sr_0.2MnO₃/ZnO p-n junctions, i.e., depressing the junction resistance greatly and driving the metal-insulator transition temperature (T_MI) towards higher temperatures. Large magnetoresistance is observed below T_MI, and it increases with increasing magnetic field and almost saturates at 5 T, i.e., above −90% at 100 K and 5 T.     

Magnetic field and temperature-induced first-order transition in Gd5(Si1.5Ge2.5): a study of the electrical resistance behavior

Magnetic field (0–4 T) and temperature dependencies (4.2–320 K) of the electrical resistance of Gd₅(Si_1.5Ge_2.5), which undergoes a reversible first-order ferromagnetic↔paramagnetic phase transition, have been measured. The electrical resistance of Gd₅(Si_1.5Ge_2.5) indicates that the magnetic phase transition can be induced by both temperature and magnetic field. The temperature dependence of the electrical resistance, R(T), for heating at low temperatures in the zero magnetic field has the usual metallic character, but at a critical temperature of T_cr=216 K the resistance shows a 20% negative discontinuity due to the transition from the low-temperature high-resistance state to the high-temperature low-resistance state. The R(T) dependence for cooling shows a similar but positive 25% discontinuity at 198 K. The isothermal magnetic field dependence of the electrical resistance from 212T224 K indicates the presence of temperature-dependent critical magnetic fields which can reversibly transform the paramagnetic phase into the ferromagnetic phase and vice versa. The critical magnetic fields diagram determined from the isothermal magnetic field dependencies of the electrical resistance of Gd₅(Si_1.5Ge_2.5) shows that the FM↔PM transition in zero magnetic field on cooling and heating occurs at 206 and 213 K, respectively. The full isothermal magnetic filed hysteresis for the FM↔PM transition is 2 T, and the isofield temperature gap between critical magnetic fields is 7 K.     

Helicoidal structure of the mixed ferrite-spinel Zn0.75Ni0.25Fe2O4

The mixed Zn_0.75Ni_0.25Fe₂O₄ ferrite was studied by the neutronographic method within the temperature region of 1.8–77 K. It is shown that besides the usual ferrimagnetic order at 1.8 K there exist superstructure reflections. The experimental results are treated in the framework of the helicoidal magnetic structure. The transition temperatures and some other parameters of the magnetic structure are given. The results of calculation are in good agreement with the experimental data.     

Investigation of magnetocaloric effect in La0.45Pr0.25Ca0.3MnO3 by magnetic,differential scanning calorimetry and thermal analysis

We investigated magnetocaloric effect in La_0.45Pr_0.25Ca_0.3MnO₃ by direct methods (changes in temperature and latent heat) and indirect method (magnetization isotherms). This compound undergoes a first-order paramagnetic to ferromagnetic transition with T_C=200 K upon cooling. The paramagnetic phase becomes unstable and it transforms into a ferromagnetic phase under the application of magnetic field, which results in a field-induced metamagnetic transition (FIMMT). The FIMMT is accompanied by release of latent heat and temperature of the sample as evidenced from differential scanning calorimetry and thermal analysis experiments. A large magnetic entropy change of ΔS_m=−7.2 J kg⁻¹ K⁻¹ at T=212.5 K and refrigeration capacity of 228 J kg⁻¹ are found for a field change of ΔH=5 T. It is suggested that destruction of magnetic polarons and growth of ferromagnetic phase accompanied by a lattice volume change with increasing magnetic field is responsible for the large magnetocaloric effect in this compound.     

Metal-insulator transition in the spinel-type Cu(Ir1−xCrx)2S4 system

A normal thiospinel CuIr₂S₄ exhibits a temperature-induced metal-insulator (M-I) transition around 230 K with structural transformation, showing hysteresis on heating and cooling. On the other hand, CuCr₂S₄ has the same normal spinel structure without the structural transformation. CuCr₂S₄ has been found to be metallic and ferromagnetic with the Curie temperature T_c~377 K. In order to see the effect of substituting Cr for Ir on the M-I transition, we have carried out a systematic experimental study of electrical and magnetic properties of Cu(Ir_1−xCr_x)₂S₄. The M-I transition temperature shifts to lower temperature with increasing Cr-concentration x and this transition is not detected above x~0.05. The ferromagnetic transition temperature decreases as x is decreased and the transition does not occur below x~0.20.     

钙钛矿型稀土锰氧化物La2/3Ca1/3MnO3中Mn位的Ti替代效应

研究了钙钛矿型锰氧化物La_2/3Ca_1/3Mn_1-xTi_xO₃(0≤x≤0.3)的结构、磁性和输运性质.发现Ti替代Mn强烈地抑制了La_2/3Ca_1/3MnO₃的铁磁性和金属电导,并很大地提高了磁电阻值.在低掺杂情况下(x≤0.04),1%的Mn被Ti替代,居里温度T_C和金属-绝缘体转变温度T_p分别平均下降了31和26.5K.当x=0.06时,铁磁态过渡为团簇玻璃态,并在x=0.20时完全变为自旋玻璃态.指出由于Ti的掺入而引起的磁稀释作用以及局域晶格畸变是产生上述结果的主要原因. 关键词：     

Magnetic and crystallographic study of Tb0.75Y0.25Co3B2

Tb_0.75Y_0.25Co₃B₂ was studied as a function of temperature by neutron powder diffraction, ac susceptibility and SQUID magnetization measurements. The solid solution, which is of hexagonal symmetry and is paramagnetic at 300 K, undergoes a magnetic Co–Co ordering transition at ∼150 K, and a second magnetic Tb–Tb ordering transition at ∼17 K. The latter induces a spin-reorientation transition, in which the magnetic axis rotates from the c-axis toward the basal plane. The component of the magnetic axis, which is perpendicular to c, leads to a crystal symmetry reduction from hexagonal to monoclinic. The observed magnitude of the magnetic moment of the Tb ion is 1.5 μ_B, unusually small relative to the free ion and parent compound (TbCo₃B₂) values. These magnetic and crystal properties are discussed and compared with what was previously published for the parent compound.     

Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8单晶中的反常尖锋效应

使用牛津震动样品磁强计(VSM)研究了Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O₈单晶的磁滞回线.在20到40K温度之间发现了反常的尖锋效应,随样品O含量的增加,发生尖锋效应的外场也相应提高.可以认为在尖峰效应处发生了由涡漩物质的有序固态到无序固态的相变,在有少量点缺陷存在的BSCCO单晶相图上,B_sp线终止于20K温度处,在20K以下温区没有发生准格子到涡漩玻璃的相变,涡漩固相始终以准格子形式存在;可以认为尖峰效 关键词： 2Sr₂CaCu₂O₈单晶')" href="#">Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O₈单晶 磁滞回线 尖锋效应 相变     

Analysis of exchange bias effect of NiO+NiFe2O4 composites

Exchange bias (EB) and magnetic properties of ferrimagnetic (FI) NiFe₂O₄ and antiferromagnetic (AFM) NiO bulk composites, prepared by a chemical co-precipitation and post-thermal decomposition method from Fe-doped NiO matrix, have been investigated. Enhanced coercivities and shifted hysteresis loops are still observed for these samples after field cooling. But the vertical magnetization shifts are not observed. In comparison with the bulk samples, a NiO/10% NiFe₂O₄ nanocomposite was also prepared via direct mixture, in which both the horizontal and vertical shift in the hysteresis loops are observed at 10 K. The observed phenomena are explained in terms of interfacial exchange interaction between the two phases and the finite-size effect, respectively.     

Magnetic properties of the charge ordered Nd0.75Na0.25MnO3

Nd_0.75Na_0.25MnO₃ polycrystalline ceramic is prepared via sol-gel process and its magnetic properties and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra have been investigated experimentally. As the compound is cooled from room temperature, a charge-ordered state first develops below 170 K. A high magnetic field melts the charge ordered state and stabilizes a ferromagnetic (FM) state below 170 K. A field induced transition, analogous to a spin flip transition, is observed between 40 and 170 K. The critical temperature for spin flip increases with increasing temperature. Below 130 K, the compound tends to be intrinsically inhomogeneous, i.e. FM clusters and paramagnetic domains coexist in this system at least, which is confirmed by ESR measurements. When the external magnetic field is zero, long range FM interaction is not developed in this system; however, a tendency of re-entrant FM transition is observed in this compound.     

Preparation and low field magnetoresistance of double layered manganite La1.4Ca1.6Mn2O7

Double layered manganite of La_1.4Ca_1.6Mn₂O₇ (DLCMO) was prepared using solid state reaction method and had a metal-insulator transition temperature (T_MI) of 125 K. The short range 2D-feerromagnetic ordering (T_C2) starts growing when T<168 K and it gets converted into 3D-ferromagnetic ordering (T_C1) at 114 K. Low field magnetoresistance (MR) behaviour of the DLCMO was investigated and compared with an infinite layered manganite La_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃ (LCMO). For DLCMO, in the temperature range between T_C1 and T_C2, the MR showed a gradual increase with the magnetic field. The observed MR and R-T behaviour of double layered manganite for T_C1<T<T_C2 has been explained in the frame work of the two phase model [ferromagnetic (FM) domains and paramagnetic (PM) regions] and percolative behaviour of transport in FM-PM mixture.     

Low field magnetoresistance and conduction noise in layered manganite La1.4Ca1.6Mn2O7

Temperature dependence of conduction noise and low field magnetoresistance of layered manganite La_1.4Ca_1.6Mn₂O₇ (DLCMO) are reported and compared with the infinite layered manganite La_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃ (LCMO). The double layered manganite was prepared using standard solid state reaction method and had a metal-insulator transition temperature (T_M-I) of 155 K. The temperature dependence of susceptibility showed evolution of ferromagnetic ordering at 168 K. The observed voltage noise spectral density (S_V) shows 1/f^α type of behaviour at all temperatures from 77 K to 300 K. In the ferromagnetic region (T<168 K), S_V/V² shows two peaks at 164 K and 114 K. The observed two peaks in normalised conduction noise of DLCMO is attributed to the excess noise generated due to setting up of short range 2D-ferromagnetic ordering and long range 3D-ferromagnetic ordering at two different temperatures T_C2 and T_C1. In temperature range between T_C1 and T_C2, the magnetoresistance (MR) showed a gradual increase with the magnetic field. The observed MR has been explained in the framework of the two phase model [ferromagnetic (FM) domains and paramagnetic (PM) regions].     

Mössbauer spectroscopic study of the thermal spin crossover in [Fe(II)(isoxazole)6](ClO4)2

The ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy of mononuclear [Fe(II)(isoxazole)₆](ClO₄)₂ has been studied to reveal the thermal spin crossover of Fe(II) between low-spin (S=0) and high-spin (S=2) states. Temperature-dependent spin transition curves have been constructed with the least-square fitted data obtained from the Mössbauer spectra measured at various temperatures between 84 and 270 K during a cooling and heating cycle. This compound exhibits an unusual temperature-dependent spin transition behaviour with T_C(↓)=223 and T_C(↑)=213 K occurring in the reverse order in comparison to those observed in SQUID observation and many other spin transition compounds. The compound has three high-spin Fe(II) sites at the highest temperature of study of which two undergo spin transitions. The compound seems to undergo a structural phase transition around the spin transition temperature, which plays a significant role in the spin crossover behaviour as well as the magnetic properties of the compound at temperatures below T_C. The present study reveals an increase in high-spin fraction upon heating in the temperature range below T_C, and an explanation is provided.     

The micromagnetic study of the vanadate spinel MnV2O4

MnV₂O₄ exhibits a paramagnetic to ferrimagnetic transition at 57 K and shows significant magnetic hysteresis below 55 K. By performing detailed powder X-ray diffraction at the same temperature during cooling and warming sequences, it is found that the magnetic hysteresis observed here is owing to strains induced by the structural phase separation. The intensity of the electron spin resonance spectra shows unusual temperature dependence, which might be related to the phase separation induced by the structural transition. By performing a mean field analysis, we obtained the exchange energies among the different magnetic moments and qualitatively understood the micromagnetic properties.