Magnetic and transport properties of chemical solution deposited (100)-textured La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 and La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 nanocrystalline thin films
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2011
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IOP PUBLISHING LTD
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A study of the magnetic and electrical properties of (100)-oriented La-0.7(Sr,Ca)(0.3)MnO3 thin films prepared by an optimized chemical solution deposition process on a (100) SrTiO3 single-crystal substrate is reported in this paper. The films were studied by high-resolution scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, vibrating sample magnetometer, ferromagnetic resonance and four-point-probe electrical measurements. A characteristic nanocrystalline texture with similar to 15 nm crystallites is observed in both films. Remarkably, the resistivities of these films are three orders of magnitude smaller compared with unoptimized films grown even on the same substrate. The magnetotransport properties were determined as a function of temperature and applied field magnitude, and compared with bulk crystals and vacuum-deposited single crystalline (epitaxial) thin films as well as manganite nanostructures reported in the literature. Both films display large values of colossal magnetoresistance at around room temperature. Significantly, the magnetoresistance in (100) La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 thin film is observed to be highly linear even at low fields near the metal-insulator transition temperature. However, the dependence of these promising properties on the nanocrystal size remains to be explored.
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PHYSICA SCRIPTA
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Q2
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83
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