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Title: Spin dynamics and relaxation in 7.6 nm thin film of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/SrTiO3: ac magnetic susceptibility and magnetic viscosity investigations

Abstract

Analysis of the results from our investigations of the temperature dependence of ac susceptibilities (χ' and χ'') and magnetic viscosity in a 7.6 nm thin film of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 grown on SrTiO3 (001) substrate is presented. The Curie temperature (TC) of this film is magnetic field (H) dependent, varying as [TC(H) - TC(0)] ~ Hn with TC(0) = 270 K and n = 0.15. Temperature dependence of χ' and χ'' measured at ac frequencies fm in the range of 0.1–10 kHz shows a broad peak near 230 K associated with the blocking temperature (TB) of spin clusters present in the 1.4 nm surface layer and a frequency dependent peak near 270 K associated with TC. The mean relaxation time τ determined from the Cole–Cole analysis of the temperature dependent χ' and χ'' is shown to fit the Vogel–Fulcher law: τ = τ0 exp[ΔE/kB (T - T0)] with T0 = 245 K, ΔE/kB = 270 K = TC and τ0 = 1.2 x 10-9s. Magnetic viscosity S (measured in H = 0 for a sample cooled in H = 50 Oe) determined from the fit to the magnetization: M (t)= M (0) – S ln t, with time t up to 2more » h, shows a peak at 230 K above which M (2 h) switches to negative values for temperatures up to TC(0). It is argued that this negative magnetization results from an interaction between the superparamagnetic spin clusters and the ferromagnetic phase, both being present in the temperature range of TB < T < TC.« less

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  1. West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States)
  2. Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)
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West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; National Science Foundation (NSF); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
OSTI Identifier:
1802852
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OSTI ID: 1647891
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0016176; DMR-1608656; NNX15AK74A
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 128; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Physics

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Mottaghi, Navid, Seehra, Mohindar S., Shi, Jianhang, Jain, Menka, and Holcomb, Mikel B. Spin dynamics and relaxation in 7.6 nm thin film of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/SrTiO3: ac magnetic susceptibility and magnetic viscosity investigations. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1063/5.0017765.
Mottaghi, Navid, Seehra, Mohindar S., Shi, Jianhang, Jain, Menka, & Holcomb, Mikel B. Spin dynamics and relaxation in 7.6 nm thin film of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/SrTiO3: ac magnetic susceptibility and magnetic viscosity investigations. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0017765
Mottaghi, Navid, Seehra, Mohindar S., Shi, Jianhang, Jain, Menka, and Holcomb, Mikel B. Tue . "Spin dynamics and relaxation in 7.6 nm thin film of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/SrTiO3: ac magnetic susceptibility and magnetic viscosity investigations". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0017765. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1802852.
@article{osti_1802852,
title = {Spin dynamics and relaxation in 7.6 nm thin film of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/SrTiO3: ac magnetic susceptibility and magnetic viscosity investigations},
author = {Mottaghi, Navid and Seehra, Mohindar S. and Shi, Jianhang and Jain, Menka and Holcomb, Mikel B.},
abstractNote = {Analysis of the results from our investigations of the temperature dependence of ac susceptibilities (χ' and χ'') and magnetic viscosity in a 7.6 nm thin film of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 grown on SrTiO3 (001) substrate is presented. The Curie temperature (TC) of this film is magnetic field (H) dependent, varying as [TC(H) - TC(0)] ~ Hn with TC(0) = 270 K and n = 0.15. Temperature dependence of χ' and χ'' measured at ac frequencies fm in the range of 0.1–10 kHz shows a broad peak near 230 K associated with the blocking temperature (TB) of spin clusters present in the 1.4 nm surface layer and a frequency dependent peak near 270 K associated with TC. The mean relaxation time τ determined from the Cole–Cole analysis of the temperature dependent χ' and χ'' is shown to fit the Vogel–Fulcher law: τ = τ0 exp[ΔE/kB (T - T0)] with T0 = 245 K, ΔE/kB = 270 K = TC and τ0 = 1.2 x 10-9s. Magnetic viscosity S (measured in H = 0 for a sample cooled in H = 50 Oe) determined from the fit to the magnetization: M (t)= M (0) – S ln t, with time t up to 2 h, shows a peak at 230 K above which M (2 h) switches to negative values for temperatures up to TC(0). It is argued that this negative magnetization results from an interaction between the superparamagnetic spin clusters and the ferromagnetic phase, both being present in the temperature range of TB < T < TC.},
doi = {10.1063/5.0017765},
journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
number = 7,
volume = 128,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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