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Influence of charge and magnetic ordering on the insulator-metal transition in Pr{sub 1{minus}{ital x}}Ca{sub {ital x}}MnO{sub 3}

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
OSTI ID:130719
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  1. Physics Department, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL (United Kingdom)
  2. Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6393 (United States)

A detailed study of the properties of Pr{sub 1{minus}{ital x}}Ca{sub {ital x}}MnO{sub 3} shows that for a range of compositions (0.3{le}{ital x}{lt}0.5) there is a first-order magnetic-field-induced insulator-metal transition. For the {ital x}=0.4 composition the magnetic and charge ordering (CO) effects are decoupled with antiferromagnetic (AFM) ordering, {ital T}{sub {ital N}}=170 K, developing at considerably lower temperatures than the CO state, {ital T}{sub CO}=250 K. Below the CO temperature, metamagnetic transitions exist that transform the magnetic correlations from either paramagnetic or AFM to ferromagnetic. Metastable conducting states are formed below 25 K.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
130719
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 52; ISSN PRBMDO; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English