Magnetocaloric Effect in La0.7Cd0.3MnO3, La0.7Ba0.3MnO3, and Nd0.7Sr0.3MnO3

We have based on isothermal magnetization curves to study the magnetocaloric effect (MCE) in fine-grained perovskite manganites of La_0.7Cd_0.3MnO₃ (LCMO), La_0.7Ba_0.3MnO₃ (LBMO), and Nd_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ (NSMO) prepared by conventional solid-state reaction. Magnetic measurements were performed on a vibrating sample magnetometer, with a temperature increment of 1.0?K, and the applied field in the range of 0?C1.8?T. Under an applied field of 1.8?T, the maximum magnetic-entropy change obtained for LCMO, LBMO, and NSMO taking place at their Curie temperature are about 2.3, 2.1, and 5.1?J/(kg?K), respectively. The large entropy change in NSMO makes it suitable for magnetic-cooling applications.     

Structure and Magnetic Properties of La0.66Sr0.33MnO3 Thin Films Derived Using Sol-Gel Technique

In this paper the results of a study of the structural and magnetic properties of La_0.66Sr_0.33MnO₃ (LSMO) polycrystalline films grown on glass substrate using Sol-Gel technique are presented. The samples were structurally characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) techniques. The average grain size range of 30 nm has been obtained from XRD investigations of granular LSMO samples. Zero Field Cooling (ZFC) and Field Cooling (FC) magnetization measurements have been performed and magnetic hysteresis loops of LSMO were recorded at various temperatures. The temperature dependences of the magnetization of LSMO films recorded in ZFC and FC regimes exhibited considerable difference between the curves. The blocking and the ferromagnetic phase transition temperatures of about 262?K and 300?K, respectively, were observed from magnetization measurements.     

PLZST陶瓷衬底上La0.7Sr0.3MnO3薄膜生长及其磁性能和电输运特性研究

采用磁控溅射法在PLZST陶瓷衬底上制备了不同厚度的LSMO薄膜, 并对其微结构、磁性能及电输运特性进行了研究。结果表明, LSMO薄膜具有单一钙钛矿结构, 晶粒均匀, 表面平整, 其中20 nm厚LSMO薄膜粗糙度仅为2.93 nm。在10~300 K温度范围内, LSMO薄膜均具有大的磁电阻效应, 20 nm厚的LSMO薄膜磁电阻温度稳定性优异。随着薄膜厚度的增加, 薄膜的居里温度、金属绝缘体转变温度、磁化强度和导电性能降低。这可能是由于Pb、Sn、Zr等离子扩散进入LSMO薄膜中, 导致MnO₆八面体畸变造成的。     

Low-field magnetoresistance in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/BaTiO3 composites

A manganite composite series of (1 ? x)La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃/xBaTiO₃ (x = 0, 0.06, 0.12, and 0.18) has been fabricated by solid-state reaction combined with a high-energy mechanical milling method. Experimental results revealed that the insulator–metal transition temperature was shifted towards lower temperatures, and resistivity increases with increasing BaTiO₃ content in (1 ? x)La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃/xBaTiO₃. Meanwhile, the ferromagnetic–paramagnetic transition temperature was almost unchanged. The increase in magnetoresistance was observed in the all composites at whole measurement temperatures under an applied magnetic field of 3 kOe. Here, temperature dependences of magnetoresistance display a Curie–Weiss law-like behavior. The nature of this phenomenon is explained in detail.     

渠道火花烧蚀法制备La0.7Sr0.3MnO3薄膜

采用新型渠道火花烧蚀技术在LaAlO3(001)基片上生长了La0.7S0.3MnO3(LSMO)薄膜.X射线衍射对样品结构的分析表明,制备的LSMO薄膜具有c轴取向生长的特点,薄膜与基片间因晶格不匹配而受面内应力挤压,发生弛豫而出现两相.在室温下采用振动样品磁强计测试样品的面内方向磁滞回线,表明制备的LSMO样品具有软磁性,矫顽力Hc=13 Oe.通过标准四探针法测量了LSMO薄膜的室温薄膜电阻与外加磁场的关系,得知零场电阻率ρ(0)=19.4 mΩ·cm,室温下4800 Oe外场作用下的磁电阻变化率为2.25%,对此用双交换作用机制定性地加以了解释.     

Microstructural Characteristics of La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 Films and Multilayers

1. IntroductionEver since discovery of colossal magnetoresistance(CMR) in perovskite type Rel--.A.MnO3(Re=lajnthanides, A=alkaline earth elemellts), therehas been enormous illterest in these materials both inthe bulk and the filmsll~5]. A prominellt feature ofthese materials is a large maximum in the resistivitynear the ferromagnetic transition temperature (To).The resistance is dramatically decreased when an external magnetic field is applied, which leads to a verylarge (colossal) magneto…     

Tuning magnetic domain structure in nanoscale La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 islands

The realization of spin-based devices requires high density, ordered arrays of magnetic materials with a high degree of spin polarization at surfaces. We have synthesized, for the first time, highly spin polarized complex magnetic oxide nanostructures embedded in a paramagnetic matrix by electron beam lithography and ion implantation. Imaging the magnetic domains with X-ray photoemission electron microscopy and magnetic force microscopy reveals a delicate balance between magnetocrystalline, magnetoelastic, and magnetostatic energies that can be tuned by the choice of SrTiO3 substrate orientation, film thickness, island size, and island shape.     

Fabrication and Magnetic Properties of Electrospun La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 Nanostructures

La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ (abbreviated as LSMO) nanostructures were fabricated by a simple electrospinning using a solution that contained poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP), lanthanum, strontium and manganese nitrates. The LSMO nanostructures were successfully obtained from calcination of the as-spun LSMO/PVP composite nanofibers at 500–900 °C in air for 7 h. The as-spun and calcined LSMO/PVP composite nanofibers were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Analysis of phase composition by XRD revealed that all the calcined samples have a single rhombohedral LSMO phase. The SEM results showed that the crystal structure and morphology of the LSMO nanofibers were affected by the calcination temperature. Crystallite size of the nanoparticles contained in nanofibers increased with an increase in calcination temperature. The specific saturation magnetization (M _s ) values were obtained to be 1.23, 28.61, and 40.52 emu/g at 10 kOe for the LSMO samples calcined respectively at 500, 700, and 900 °C. It is found that the increase of the tendency of M _s is consistent with the enhancement of crystallinity, and the values of M _s for the calcined LSMO samples were observed to increase with increasing crystallite size. This increase in M _s for the calcined LSMO samples with increasing crystallite size may be explained by considering a magnetic domain of the samples.     

脉冲激光沉积有机薄膜

脉冲激光沉积(PLD)技术是一门新兴的薄膜制备技术,在无机薄膜的制备和研究方面取得了令人满意的成果,技术也比较成熟.但利用脉冲激光沉积技术制备和研究有机膜方面的工作开展较晚,工作也比较少,尚未形成一个比较系统的体系.因此开展有机薄膜的脉冲激光沉积研究将具有重要的意义.     

脉冲激光沉积氢化锂薄膜(英文)

用脉冲激光沉积制备了氢化锂薄膜,对薄膜的结构和表面形貌进行了,给出了氢气压和靶基距与沉积速率的关系。运用扫描电镜和X射线衍射仪测试薄膜的性质。测试结果显示,氢气压为10-1mbar时,薄膜表面粗糙且呈现多晶态。对薄膜粗糙度与氢气压的关系进行了讨论。     

La0.7Ca0.3-xSrxMnO3薄膜的电输运特性研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备La_0.7Ca_0.3-xSr_xMnO₃(LCSMO)薄膜, 探讨掺杂对结构、磁性能与电输运特性的影响机制。从X射线衍射(XRD)结果来看, 所有薄膜均具有典型钙钛矿结构。LCSMO薄膜的居里温度(T_C)和金属绝缘体转变温度(T_MI)均随Sr掺杂浓度增加而单调增加。总体看来, 当x ≤0.05时, LCSMO薄膜磁阻率类似于窄带系LCMO 系材料, 在T_MI周围较宽的温度区间内存在相分离, 而相分离过程中多相共存的无序状态是该类材料庞磁阻效应的主要来源。对特定温度下的磁阻率随磁场的变化进行分析, 当温度低于T_MI时, 磁阻率随磁场变化出现双梯度, 低磁场时晶界隧穿效应起主导, 该部分效应对磁场特别敏感, 高磁场时磁阻率主要来源于磁场对自旋波动的压制; 当温度接近或高于T_MI时, 晶界隧穿效应逐渐消失, 磁阻率随磁场线性变化, 磁场对自旋波动的压制起主导作用。     

Exchange coupling and exchange bias in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3-SrRuO3 superlattices

La(0.7)Sr(0.3)MnO(3)-SrRuO(3) superlattices with and without nanometrically thin SrTiO(3), BaTiO(3) and Ba(0.7)Sr(0.3)TiO(3) interlayers were grown by pulsed laser deposition. Transmission electron microscopy studies showed coherent growth of La(0.7)Sr(0.3)MnO(3), SrRuO(3) and SrTiO(3) layers with atomically sharp interfaces, even if individual layers were as thin as one or two unit cells. In contrast, misfit dislocations and unit cell high interfacial steps were observed at the interfaces between BaTiO(3) and one of the ferromagnetic layers. The presence of the interlayers as well as these extended defects had a significant influence on the magnetic properties of the superlattices, especially on the antiferromagnetic interlayer exchange coupling between the La(0.7)Sr(0.3)MnO(3) and SrRuO(3) layers and the exchange biasing. Surprisingly, exchange biasing was found to increase with decreasing strength of the antiferromagnetic interlayer exchange coupling. This was explained by different magnetization reversal mechanisms acting in the regimes of strong and weak interlayer exchange coupling.     

Electrical Resistivity of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 Ceramics Prepared via Chelate Homogenization

La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ ceramics are prepared from powders produced via gelation and/or microwave processing of solutions of polynuclear chelates (La, Sr, and Mn diethylenetriaminepentaacetates), and their electrical resistivity is measured as a function of temperature. As the sintering temperature is raised from 800 to 1100°C, the average grain size of the ceramics, evaluated by the Debye–Scherrer method, increases by about a factor of 2.5 and their resistivity drops by about two orders of magnitude. The effect of the sintering temperature on the average grain size depends very little on the preparation procedure. For some of the samples, the room-temperature weak-field magnetoresistance is determined.     

纳米多晶La0. 7Sr0.3MnO3磁性相变临界行为研究

用溶胶一凝胶方法制备了纳米多晶La0.7Sr0.3MnO3样品.测量了不同温度下烧结的样品的零场冷却交流磁化率与温度和直流磁场的依赖关系.通过对铁磁-顺磁转变点附近临界峰的分析,得到973K烧结的多晶样品居里温度为312.1K±0.2K,临界指数为:δ=3.040,γ=1.007,β=0.493;1173K烧结的多晶样品居里温度为331.7K±0.1K,临界指数分别为:δ=2.950,γ=0.993,β=0.508.两组数据均与平均场理论预言结果一致,表明纳米多晶La0.7Sr0.3MnO3样品在磁性相变点附近存在长程相互作用.     

Low-Temperature Synthesis of Ultrafine La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 Powder via Chelate Homogenization

Ultrafine La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ powders were prepared via homogenization in chelate solutions, followed by the calcination of solid precursors at 700°C in air or oxygen, and their phase composition and average particle size were determined. The solid precursors were obtained from a solution of polynuclear La, Sr, and Mn chelates (diethylenetriaminepentaacetates) by three procedures: (1) gelation of the solution, followed by air drying of the resultant gel; (2) gelation followed by microwave dehydration; and (3) microwave dehydration of the solution. The results demonstrate that the way in which the chelate solution is converted into solid foams has little effect on the phase composition and particle size of the powders. At the same time, the phase composition and particle size of the reaction products depend on the calcination atmosphere (air or oxygen). Calcination in oxygen (700°C, 10 h) ensures the preparation of phase-pure La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ powders, with an average particle size of 30 nm, from the three precursors.     

Hall-effect studies of Pr0.7Sr0.3MnO3

Hall-effect measurements of the perovskite manganate Pr_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ have been obtained at a magnetic field of 0.6 T in the temperature range 77–400 K. The results show peculiarities in the Hall-coefficient behavior. This is likely to be due to the coexistence of charge ordering and ferromagnetism. Obviously, the transformation between different magnetic phases with increasing temperature is significant for the physical properties, and influences the current transport in the compound.     

Ho对La0.7Sr0.3MnO3庞磁阻材料微观结构的影响

运用X射线衍射和透射电子显微分析等方法，探讨了稀土掺杂元素Ho对La0.7Sr0.3MnO3庞磁阻材料微观结构的影响。对于La0.7-xSr0.3MnO3庞磁阻材料，Ho含量较低时（x=0．2），材料主要由典型的菱面体钙钛矿相（La0.7Sr0.3MnO3）和六角非钙钛矿相（HoMnO3）组成，还伴随有少量钙钛矿型正交点阵结构出现。当Ho掺杂量较高时（x=0．6），菱面体体积分数明显降低，而六角相显著增多。另外，稀土Ho的增多引起了菱面体单胞点阵参数（α和c）的缩短，这主要是由于菱面体单胞结构中La/Sr原子比例变小而导致的。同时，Ho的掺杂也降低了材料的晶粒尺寸。     

Ultrafast Orbital‐Oriented Control of Magnetization in Half‐Metallic La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 Films

Manipulating spins by ultrafast pulse laser provides a new avenue to switch the magnetization for spintronic applications. While the spin–orbit coupling is known to play a pivotal role in the ultrafast laser‐induced demagnetization, the effect of the anisotropic spin–orbit coupling on the transient magnetization remains an open issue. This study uncovers the role of anisotropic spin–orbit coupling in the spin dynamics in a half‐metallic La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ film by ultrafast pump–probe technique. The magnetic order is found to be transiently enhanced or attenuated within the initial sub‐picosecond when the probe light is tuned to be s‐ or p‐polarized, respectively. The subsequent slow demagnetization amplitude follows the fourfold symmetry of the ${\mathrm{d}}_{x^2?y^2}$ orbitals as a function of the polarization angles of the probe light. A model based on the Elliott–Yafet spin‐flip scatterings is proposed to reveal that the transient magnetization enhancement is related to the spin‐mixed states arising from the anisotropic spin–orbit coupling. The findings provide new insights into the spin dynamics in magnetic systems with anisotropic spin–orbit coupling as well as perspectives for the ultrafast control of information process in spintronic devices.