Transport and magnetism correlations in thin-film ferromagnetic oxides

Journal Article · Mon Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1996 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.361715· OSTI ID:279986

Hundley, M F; Neumeier, J J; Heffner, R H; Jia, Q X; Wu, X D; Thompson, J D ^[1]

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1. Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)

To determine the {ital T}{sub {ital c}} dependence of the colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) exhibited by the ferromagnetic La{sub 0.7}A{sub 0.3}MnO{sub 3+{delta}} (A=Ba, Ca, Sr) system, we examine the magnetic-field and temperature-dependent resistivity and magnetization of a series of thin films that were grown via pulsed-laser deposition. The films had magnetic ordering temperatures ({ital T}{sub {ital c}}) ranging from 150 to 350 K. All samples display a large negative MR that is largest near {ital T}{sub {ital c}}, and samples with a low {ital T}{sub {ital c}} display significantly larger MR values than do samples with large {ital T}{sub {ital c}}{close_quote}s. The quantity {rho}({ital T}{sub {ital c}})/{rho}(4 K), the amount by which the resistivity is reduced by full ferromagnetic order, varies as exp({ital E}{sub {ital a}}/{ital T}{sub {ital c}}) with an activation energy {ital E}{sub {ital a}}=0.1 eV. These results indicate that the magnitude of the CMR effect in a given specimen is controlled not by {rho}({ital T}{sub {ital c}}), but by {ital T}{sub {ital c}} via the ratio {rho}({ital T}{sub {ital c}})/{rho}(4 K). Phenomenological scaling relationships are also reported that link {rho}({ital H},{ital T}) to both {ital H} and {ital M}({ital H},{ital T}). {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}

• OSTI ID: 279986
• Report Number(s): CONF-951101--
• Journal Information: Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 79; ISSN JAPIAU; ISSN 0021-8979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ACTIVATION ENERGY
BARIUM OXIDES
CALCIUM OXIDES
ENERGY BEAM DEPOSITION
FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS
LANTHANUM OXIDES
LASER RADIATION
MAGNETIZATION
MAGNETORESISTANCE
MANGANESE OXIDES
SCALING LAWS
STRONTIUM OXIDES
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0000-0013 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0065-0273 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K
THIN FILMS