Crystallographic study of the rhombohedral-oriented domains in a La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 film

The microstructures present in a thin film of La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃, grown by computer-controlled laser molecular beam epitaxy on a SrTiO₃ (001) substrate, were characterized by means of cross-section and plan-view transmission electron microscopy. Four kinds of rhombohedral-oriented domains and two types of domain boundaries were identified in the film. The crystallographic relationships between each domain and the substrate were established on the basis of a hexagonal unit cell using Miller–Bravais indices. A mechanism for the formation of the oriented domains is proposed from the viewpoint of the evolution of strain relaxation during film preparation.     

(La0.7Sr0.3MnO3)m(BiFeO3)n超晶格间隔的La0.7Sr0.3MnO3三明治结构制备及表征

采用射频磁控溅射的方法在SrTiO3(001,基片上制备了(La0.7Sr0.3MnO3)m(BiFeO3)n超晶格间隔的La0.7Sr0.3MnO3三明治结构.X射线衍射分析证明(La0.7Sr0.3MnO3)m(BiFeO3)n具有明显的超晶格结构.电流垂直于薄膜表面测得的电阻-温度关系表明.La0.7Sr0.3MnO3)m(BiFeO3)n超晶格薄膜在290 K有金属-绝缘体转变,略低于单层La0.7Sr0.3MnO3薄膜的转变温度.电流在0.01-10 mA范围内,观察到薄膜的峰值电阻随电流增大而减小,峰值变化率远大于单层La0.7Sr0.3MnO3薄膜,且随着超晶格周期厚度的增加而增大.低温下,电流-电压曲线表明其导电机制应主要为空间载子限制,且显示较大的电压偏置,表现出肖特基结的特性.     

La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 film prepared by dc sputtering on silicon substrate: Effect of working pressure

La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ films were prepared by dc sputtering on Si (100) substrate at different working pressure. The possibility of controlling the magnetic and transport properties of colossal magnetoresistance film is investigated, which has attracted great research interest for practical application. The as-grown film shows different magnetic, transport and magnetoresistance change at different working pressure at room temperature, which is quite attractive from technological point of view. Maximum magnetoresistance (MR) of ?5.56%, Curie temperature (T_c) of 325 K and metal insulator transition temperature (T_MI) of 278 K was achieved at room temperature.     

In-plane structural order of domain engineered La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 thin films

We present a detailed structural study of tensile-strained La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ thin films. We use the substrate miscut to control the number of rhombohedral variants in the films and study the in-plane order and structural distortions. Using high-resolution X-ray diffraction, we demonstrate that step-edge induced lattice modulations occur in 4-variant films, whereas periodic twinning is the dominant in-plane order for 2-variant films. We show that the in-plane twinning angle is almost completely relaxed. However, the relaxation of shear strain by the out-of-plane twinning angle and the monoclinic distortion is only partial. Furthermore, the film thickness dependence of the domain width reveals that domain formation is a universal mechanism for shear strain relaxation. Finally, we show that the structural response to the transition from the paramagnetic to the ferromagnetic phase of La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ at 345?K is smaller in 4-variant films compared to 2-variant films.     

(La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 )m(BiFeO3)n 超晶格结构的导电机理

利用射频磁控溅射的方法在SrTiO₃(001) 基片上制备了(La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃)_m(BiFeO₃)_n超晶格结构.对所制备的超晶格结构进行了50—150℃温度范围内的电流-电压测试分析.结果表明,随着BiFeO₃薄膜的厚度减小,温度的升高,(La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃)_m(BiFeO₃)_n超晶格结构的电流变大.进一步根据介质导电模型对(La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃)_m(BiFeO₃)_n超晶格结构的导电特性做了分析.在温度较低或者电场较弱时,所制备的(La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃)_m(BiFeO₃)_n超晶格结构表现为欧姆导电,而在高温,高电场的情况下,其导电行为由空间电荷限制电流机理主导. 关键词： 超晶格薄膜 多铁 空间电荷限制电流     

Influence of the thickness on structural,magnetic and electrical properties of La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 thin film

We have studied the effect of thickness on the structural, magnetic and electrical properties of La_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃ thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition method using X-ray diffraction, electrical transport, magneto-transport and dc magnetization. X-ray diffraction pattern reflects that all films have c-axis epitaxial growth on LaAlO₃ substrate. The decrease in out-of-plane cell parameter specifies a progressive relaxation of in the plane compressive strain as the film thickness is increases. From the dc magnetization measurements, it is observed that ferromagnetic to paramagnetic transition temperature increases with increase in the film thickness. Magneto-resistance and temperature coefficient of resistance increases with film thickness and have maximum value near its metal to insulator transition temperature.     

Laser‐induced magnetisation dynamics in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/SrRuO3 superlattices

Laser‐induced magnetisation dynamics of a La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃/SrRuO₃ superlattice is studied by means of a single‐colour optical pump‐probe technique. Significant differences in the magnetisation dynamics of a superlattice with respect to the single layers of constituent materials are demonstrated. Below the Curie temperature T_C of SrRuO₃, laser‐induced ultrafast demagnetisation is found to be followed by a uniform precession of the magnetisation around its new equilibrium. The data is described within a simple model based on a displacive excitation of a precessional magnetisation dynamics. The model is shown to give a good fit to the experimental data. As the initial temperature approaches T_C, the oscillations get suppressed and eventually vanish. The magnetisation dynamics is shown to depend on whether the two distinct magnetisation vectors in the superlattice are ferromagnetically or antiferromagnetically aligned. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Epitaxial growth of PbTiO3 thin film on (110) NdGaO3 substrate by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

(001) preferentially oriented PbTiO₃ thin films have been grown on (110) NdGaO₃ substrates by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) under reduced pressure at 650°C. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) surface morphology of the as-deposited film showed the evidence of layer-by-layer growth in the MOCVD process. By using a grazing-angle scattering technique, a highly resolved Raman spectrum of the epitaxial PbTiO₃thin film on perovskite substrate was first time recorded. Other microstructure of the film, such as the element composition, the c-domain percentage and the epitaxial nature, were investigated by Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS), x-ray θ ? 2θ diffraction patterns and x-ray φ scans, respectively. All measurements indicate that NdGaO₃single crystal, which used to be a substrate for the growth of high-T_c superconducting thin films, is also suitable for the growth of high quality PbTiO₃ thin film. This indicates the promising use of the NdGaO₃ for the integration of ferroelectric thin films and superconducting electrodes.     

Magnetization and magnetic circular dichroism of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/YSZ polycrystalline films

The magnetic and magneto-optical properties as well as the surface morphology and structure of La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ polycrystalline films of different thicknesses have been investigated. It has been shown that films have a rough surface with a characteristic in-plane linear dimension of ～30 nm, and crystallites with linear dimensions of 10–20 nm are randomly oriented in the plane. The temperature and field dependences of the magnetization of the films indicate their magnetic inhomogeneity. The magnetic circular dichroism spectra contain a number of bands, one of which at 2.4 eV is explained by the contribution of conduction electrons.     

Magnetooptical faraday effect in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3−δ films

The Faraday effect spectra were measured in La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO_3−δ films. A band attributed to d-d transitions ⁴ A _2g -⁴ T _2g in Mn⁴⁺ ions or octahedral complexes (MnO₆)⁸⁻ was observed in the spectral region of ∼2.7 eV. The position and value of the maximum of the Faraday rotation band and the figure of merit were found to depend on the degree of charge and magnetic uniformity of the films. The films can be used to develop mag-netooptical modulators.     

不同生长方向的La0.7Sr0.3MnO3薄膜结构及性能研究

利用磁控溅射方法,在(100),(110)和(111)LaAlO3(LAO)衬底上制备得到了不同生长方向的La0.7Sr0.3MnO3(LSMO)薄膜并对其结构及磁电学性能进行了系统研究.结果表明:LSMO薄膜完全按LAO衬底取向生长;(111)生长方向的薄膜由于晶格畸变程度最小,磁畴方向能较好的保持一致性,从而具有最大的磁饱和强度值;高的磁有序度减弱了巡游电子eg的自旋无序相关散射,有效降低了电阻.但外加磁场后电阻变化不明显,最大磁电阻值只有5.1%.     

Dy的高掺杂对La0.7Sr0.3MnO3体系磁电性质的影响

通过实验研究了La0.7-xDyxSr0.3MnO3(x=0.00,0.30,0.40,0.50,0.60,0.70)体系的M-T曲线,M-H曲线,ρ-T曲线和MR-T曲线. 实验结果表明:随着Dy掺杂的增加,体系从长程铁磁有序向自旋团簇玻璃态、反铁磁及亚铁磁状态转变. x=0.30样品的M-T曲线上在TN附近出现磁化强度尖峰,x=0.40时尖峰消失. 对x=0.50样品,ZFC的M-T曲线随温度增加出现一个谷,随后在TN处出现峰;而FC的M-T曲线在低温下呈现负磁矩. 对x=0.60和0.70样品,不论FC还是ZFC的M-T曲线都类似于x=0.50的ZFC的M-T曲线. 高掺杂时的输运性质在其磁背景下发生异常. 这些奇异现象用Nel的双格子模型并联合M-H回滞曲线给予很好地解释.     

Linear and quadratic magneto-optical effects observed in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 thin films in transmitted light

Magnetic linear dichroism (MLD) is observed in polycrystalline La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ films in transmitted light. The spectral and temperature dependences of the MLD are determined for the energy E of the light wave ranging from 1.5 to 3.5 eV. The experimental spectra are fitted by a sum of Lorentzian curves. The MLD spectrum exhibits more features in comparison to the spectra of magnetic circular dichroism (MCD), which we measured earlier using the same film samples. Various temperature behaviors of the intensities of the Lorentzian components centered at different E values have been revealed. This can be related to the effect of the surface states on the magneto-optical characteristics of the samples.     

Laser patterning and magnetic properties of perovskite-type La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 crystals on the glass surface

The laser-induced crystallization technique has been applied to 10La₂O₃-35SrO-25MnO₂-30B₂O₃ glass (mol%) in order to examine the possibility of the formation and morphology control of perovskite-type La_1?xSr_xMnO₃ crystals on the glass surface. It is found from X-ray diffraction analyses that La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ crystals are formed in the sample obtained by continuous wave Y b:Y V O₄ fiber laser (wavelength: 1080 nm) irradiations (power: 350 mW, scanning speed: 10 μm/s). La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ manganites in the laser-irradiated samples are proposed to be ferromagnetic crystals having a Curie temperature of ～315 K from magnetization measurements and the Arrott plot. The surface morphology of laser-irradiated parts is not smooth, and La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ crystals are present randomly without any orientations. It is clarified that Mn⁴⁺ ions in the glass act as suitable transition metal ions for the laser-induced crystallization.     

ESR study of magnetic structures in La0.7Ca0.3MnO3

Comprehensive measurements of electron spin resonance (ESR) and magnetization of La_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃ in the ferromagnetic as well as paramagnetic phases were carried out. Quantitative evidences for the inhomogeneous magnetic structure, consisting of ferromagnetic microregions embedded in the antiferromagnetic surrounding near T_c, were found. It is suggested that the microscopic local magnetic structures above and below T_c are qualitatively similar except that the phase below T_c carries long range order between the ferromagnetic microregions whose sizes grow with decreasing temperature.     

Giant magnetoimpedance effect in La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 under low magnetic fields

The sintered La_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃ shows a relaxational frequency dependence of the impedance at room temperature. Below a certain frequency, the La_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃ shows a positive magnetoimpedance effect. On the contrary, negative magnetoimpedance effects occur at high frequencies.     

A位的Gd掺杂对La0.7Sr0.3MnO3体系磁电性质的影响

通过实验研究了La0.7-xGdxSr0.3MnO3(x=0.00,0.10,0.15,0.20,0.30,0.40,0.50,0.60,0.70)体系的M-T曲线、M-H曲线、红外光谱、拉曼光谱、ρ-T曲线和MR-T曲线.实验结果表明:随着Gd掺杂的增加,体系从长程铁磁有序向自旋团簇玻璃态和反铁磁状态转变,高掺杂时的输运性质在其磁背景下发生异常.Gd掺杂引起的磁结构变化和额外的磁性耦合将导致庞磁电阻效应.     

Metal-insulator transition induced by a magnetic field in the compounds Eu0.7 A 0.3MnO3 (A=Ca, Sr)

The temperature R(T) and field R(H) dependences of the electrical resistance in the compound Eu_0.7 A _0.3MnO₃ (A=Ca, Sr) are investigated in the temperature range 4.2–200 K in magnetic fields up to 14 T. Above the antiferromagnetic transition temperature T _a, the function R(T) is semiconducting in character. Application of a magnetic field H that exceeds a certain critical value H _c changes the character of the function R(T) for Eu_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ to metallic (dR/dT>0). For T<T _a and H<H _c a jump in the resistance is observed indicating instability of the electronic state caused by competition between charge and spin ordering of the Mn ions of different valences. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 40, 708–712 (April 1998)     

(La0.55Gd0.15)Sr0.3MnO3中的磁热效应

本对A位掺杂的超大磁阻材料（La0.55Gd0.15)Sr0.3MnO3的磁热效应进行了研究，通过不同温度下的等温磁化（M-H）曲线的测量和计算，发现伴随铁磁-顺磁相变出现大的磁热效应，额外的磁性交换作用将导致额外的磁熵变化。