Anelastic relaxation of Pr1/2Ca1/2MnO3 at low and medium frequencies in the 350–500 K range

In previous works (Jornadas SAM 2000; J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 226–230 (2001) 988) the low-frequency anelastic effects of two manganite perovskites of La_2/3Sr_1/3MnO₃ and La_2/3Ca_1/3MnO₃ were studied at 1 Hz and temperatures above those of the metal–insulator transition. An important internal friction peak (P1) appears at 414 and 419 K, respectively, with a modulus variation and no appreciable contribution to electrical resistivity. Another compound Pr_1/2Ca_1/2MnO₃ of the same family has been studied by anelastic mechanical spectroscopy in order to add new data which could elucidate the (P1) peak mechanism. The measurements were made in a sub-resonant forced pendulum (0.1–20 Hz) and in a vibrating reed equipment (kHz range). A stable (P1) peak has been detected at 410 K (1 Hz), with a corresponding modulus step. The appearance of this relaxation peak in the Pr_1/2Ca_1/2MnO₃ compound, and its high activation energy value, similar to the other compounds measured, indicates that the microscopic origin of this relaxation does not correspond to an oxygen jump (characteristic activation energy0.8–0.9 eV).     

拓扑绝缘体(Bi0.5Sb0.5)2Te3薄膜中的线性磁阻

本文报道了拓扑绝缘体(Bi_0.5Sb_0.5)₂Te₃薄膜中线性磁阻问题的系统性研究工作. 此体系中, 线性磁阻在很宽的温度和磁场范围内出现: 磁场高达18 T时磁阻仍没有饱和趋势, 并且当温度不高于50 K时, 线性磁阻的大小对温度的变化不敏感. 栅压调控化学势可明显改变线性磁阻的大小. 当化学势接近狄拉克点时, 线性磁阻最为显著. 这些结果说明电荷分布的不均匀性是引起该材料线性磁阻的根源.     

Electronic quantum trajectories in a quantum dot

This article gives a quantum‐trajectory demonstration of the observed electric, magnetic, and thermal effects on a quantum dot with circular or elliptic shape. By applying quantum trajectory method to a quantum dot, we reveal the quantum‐mechanical meanings of the classical concepts of backscattering and commensurability, which were used in the literature to explain the peak locations of the magnetoresistance curve. Under the quantum commensurability condition, electronic quantum trajectories in a circular quantum dot are shown to be stationary like a standing wave, whose presence increases the electrical resistance. A hidden quantum effect called magnetic stagnation is discovered and shown to be the main cause of the observed jumps of the magnetoresistance curve. Quantum trajectories in an elliptic quantum dot are found to be chaotic and an index of chaos called Lyapunov exponent is proposed to measure the irregularity of the various quantum trajectories. It is shown that the response of the Lyapunov exponent to the applied magnetic field captures the main features of the experimental magnetoresistance curve. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Fitting of transport measurements in polycrystalline La2/3Ca1/3MnO3

Using a previous qualitative explanation to describe the transport properties of polycrystalline La_2/3Ca_1/3MnO₃ thick films, we achieved a good fit of the temperature dependence of the resistance R(T). Depending on the sample, we have observed different metal–insulator (MI) transitions while the magnetic behavior is always similar. Small regions of depleted T_c adjacent to the grain boundary could have an important resistance contribution without affecting the magnetic properties in an appreciable manner. In this work, we achieve a quantitative explanation for the different transport behaviors that we have observed experimentally.     

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.     

以高温超导体为基础的颗粒复合磁电阻器件

外加磁场对超导电性有强烈抑制作用，等效于一个显的正磁电阻．将高温超导体与具有不同磁电阻特性的其它材料复合，构成纳米颗粒复合体，可改变其磁场响应，调节成分配比还可使总磁电阻在特定的温度和外磁场下改变符号，即可调谐磁电阻．根据这一原理，我们制备了以La1.85Sr0.15CuO4和YBa2Cu3O7-δ为基础的颗粒复合磁电阻器件，并在其中观测到了以可调谐磁电阻为代表的丰富的磁电现象．这些器件在磁探测、磁记录和磁场标定等方面具有重要应用价值．     

Co基磁性隧道结势垒结构的电子全息研究

利用高分辨电子显微术和电子全息方法研究了Co基磁性隧道结退火热处理前后的微观结构及相应势垒层结构的变化. 研究结果表明，退火处理可以明显地改善势垒层和顶电极、底电极之间的界面质量，改进势垒层本身的结构. 这与该磁性隧道结经过280℃退火处理后，隧道磁电阻值大大增加是一致的. 关键词： 磁性隧道结 隧道磁电阻 高分辨电子显微学 电子全息     

Electromagnetic Properties of Lanthanum Manganese Oxides Doped with Iron

The mechanism of GMR effects in La(Mn_1–x Fe _x )O₃ (x=0, 0.01, 0.03) oxides has been investigated by means of magnetic measurements, resistivity measurements in magnetic field and Mössbauer spectroscopy. For the x=0.01 sample, the GMR behavior is similar to that of the conventional (La, A)MnO₃ (A: divalent cations) oxides. For the x=0.03 sample, even though the temperature dependence of the Mössbauer spectra was similar to that of the x=0.01 sample, the mechanism for the occurrence of the GMR effect seems to be different. The x=0 sample shows a similar behavior to the x=0.03 sample. A thermal stabilization of spin fluctuation is proposed for the x=0 and x=0.03 sample.     

Dy的高掺杂对La0.7Sr0.3MnO3体系磁电性质的影响

通过实验研究了La07-xDyxSr03MnO3(x=000，030，040，050，060，070)体系的M_T曲线，M_H曲线，ρ_T曲线和MR_T曲线. 实验结果表明：随着Dy掺杂的增加，体系从长程铁磁有序向自旋团簇玻璃态、反铁磁及 亚铁磁状态转变. x=030样品的M_T曲线上在TN附近出现磁化强度尖峰， x=040时尖峰消失. 对x=050样品，ZFC的M_T曲线随温度增加出现一个谷，随 后在TN处出现峰；而FC的M_T曲线在低温下呈现负磁矩. 对x=060和070 样品，不论FC还是ZFC的M_T曲线都类似于x=050的ZFC的M_T曲线. 高掺杂时的输 运性质在其磁背景下发生异常. 这些奇异现象用Nel的双格子模型并联合M_H回滞曲线 给予很好地解释. 关键词： 磁结构 输运行为 庞磁电阻效应