拓扑绝缘体(Bi0.5Sb0.5)2Te3薄膜中的线性磁阻

本文报道了拓扑绝缘体(Bi_0.5Sb_0.5)₂Te₃薄膜中线性磁阻问题的系统性研究工作. 此体系中, 线性磁阻在很宽的温度和磁场范围内出现: 磁场高达18 T时磁阻仍没有饱和趋势, 并且当温度不高于50 K时, 线性磁阻的大小对温度的变化不敏感. 栅压调控化学势可明显改变线性磁阻的大小. 当化学势接近狄拉克点时, 线性磁阻最为显著. 这些结果说明电荷分布的不均匀性是引起该材料线性磁阻的根源.     

顺磁性La2/3Sr1/3MnO3层对Bi0.8Ba0.2FeO3薄膜多铁性能的影响

界面效应在提升异质结构材料的多铁性能方面有着重要的作用. 本文采用脉冲激光沉积技术在SrTiO₃(STO)基片上制备了Bi_0.8Ba_0.2FeO₃(BBFO)/La_2/3Sr_1/3MnO₃(LSMO)异质结. X-射线衍射图谱表明异质结呈现单相外延生长, 利用高分辨透射电镜进一步证实了BBFO为四方相结构. X-射线光电子能谱证实异质结中只存在Fe³⁺ 离子, 没有产生价态的变化, 揭示了异质结铁电和铁磁性的增强与BBFO/LSMO的界面有关. 同时, 测试了磁电阻(MR)和磁介电(MD), 当磁场强度为0.8 T, 温度为70 K时, MR约为-42.2%, MD约为21.2%. 并且发现在180 K时出现磁相的转变. 实验结果揭示出异质界面效应在提升材料的多铁性和磁电耦合效应方面具有超常的优点, 是加快多铁材料实际应用的有效途径.     

Magnetocaloric and magnetoresistance properties of La2/3Sr1/3Mn1−xCoxO3 compounds

Structural, magnetic, magnetoresistance and magnetocaloric studies on La_2/3Sr_1/3Mn_1−xCo_xO₃ compounds were reported. The samples were prepared by the conventional ceramic method. X-ray analysis showed the presence of one phase only, in all studied samples. From electrical resistance measurements it was found that the samples show large negative magnetoresistance behavior. The magnetic measurements were performed in a large temperature range, 4.2–750 K and external magnetic fields up to 5 T. The adiabatic magnetic entropy changes, |ΔS|, were determined from magnetization data. Large magnetocaloric effect (MCE) has been obtained in all studied samples.     

垂直各向异性Ho3Fe5O12薄膜的外延生长与其异质结构的自旋输运

垂直磁各向异性稀土-铁-石榴石纳米薄膜在自旋电子学中具有重要应用前景.本文使用溅射方法在(111)取向掺杂钇钪的钆镓石榴石(Gd_0.63Y_2.37Sc₂Ga₃O₁₂,GYSGG)单晶衬底上外延生长了2—100 nm厚的钬铁石榴石(Ho₃Fe₅O₁₂,HoIG)薄膜,并进一步在HoIG上沉积了3 nm Pt薄膜.测量了室温下HoIG的磁各向异性和HoIG/Pt异质结构的自旋相关输运性质.结果显示,厚度薄至2 nm的HoIG薄膜(小于2个单胞层)在室温仍具有铁磁性,且由于外延应变,2—60 nm厚HoIG薄膜都具有很强的垂直磁各向异性,有效垂直各向异性场最大达350 mT;异质结构样品表现出非常可观的反常霍尔效应和“自旋霍尔/各向异性”磁电阻效应,前者在HoIG厚度小于4 nm时开始缓慢下降,而后者当HoIG厚度小于7 nm时急剧减小,说明相较于反常霍尔效应,磁电阻效应对HoIG的体磁性相对更加敏感;此外,自旋相关热电压随HoIG厚度减薄在整个厚度范围以指数方式下降,说明遵从热激化磁振子运动规律的自旋塞贝克效应是其主要贡献者.本文结果表明HoIG纳米薄膜具有可调控的垂直磁各向异性,厚度大于4 nm的HoIG/Pt异质结构具有高效的自旋界面交换作用,是自旋电子学应用发展的一个重要候选材料.     

Structural, magnetic and transport properties of NiFeχAg(1−χ) heterogeneous alloys

We carried out a comprehensive study of structural, magnetic and electrotransport properties of as-deposited and annealed (Ni₈₀Fe₂₀)_χAg(_1−χ) heterogenous alloys prepared by sputtering. The NiFe atomic concentration was varied between 15% and 40%. These alloys consist of small magnetic particles (Ni₈₀Fe₂₀) embedded in a nonmagnetic matrix (Ag). The structures of these alloys were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and high-resolution cross-section transmission electron microscopy. The magnetic measurements were made using SQUID magnetometry and ferromagnetic resonance. Magnetoresistance was measured with a conventional four-point probe between 1.5 K and room temperature in field range 0–6T. Three contributions to the magnetoresistance of these granular alloys have been clearly identified: the spin-valve (or giant) magnetoresistance as in multilayers, scattering on magnetic fluctuations (as in any ferromagnetic metal around its magnetic ordering temperature), and anisotropic magnetoresistance. These three contributions have their own dependences on the size of the magnetic particles, on the degree of intermixing between Ni₈₀Fe₂₀ and Ag, and on temperature. We discuss the different shapes and amplitudes of magnetoresistance versus Ni₈₀Fe₂₀ concentration or temperature and their evolution upon annealing in terms of the relative roles of these three contributions. The magnetoresistance in multilayers (current in-plane or perpendicular to the plane) and granular alloys are also compared.     

Magnetoresistance of Fe3O4/Au/Fe3O4 and Fe3O4/Au/Fe spin-valve structures

A detailed study of the in-plane magnetotransport properties of spin valves with one and two Fe₃O₄ electrodes is presented. Fe₃O₄/Au/Fe₃O₄ spin valves exhibit a clear anisotropic magnetoresistance in small magnetic fields but no giant magnetoresistance (GMR). The absence of GMR in these structures is due to simultaneous magnetization reversal in the two Fe₃O₄ layers. By contrast, a negative GMR effect is measured on Fe₃O₄/Au/Fe spin valves. The negative GMR is attributed to an electron spin scattering asymmetry at the Fe₃O₄/Au interface or an induced spin scattering asymmetry in the Au interfacial layers.     

Linear and nonlinear critical magnetic properties and transport in Nd0.75Ba0.25MnO3 single crystal: evidence for its anomalous critical behavior near TC

The data on the resistance and magnetoresistance (MR) as well as measurements of the linear and nonlinear susceptibilities are presented for a Nd_0.75Ba_0.25MnO₃ single crystal with the Curie temperature T_C≈129 K. Although this compound remains insulating in the ferromagnetic state, its resistance has an anomaly near T_C and it reveals the colossal magnetoresistance. The data on the magnetic response are well described by the dynamic scaling theory for 3D isotropic ferromagnets in the paramagnetic critical region at τ>τ^*≈0.11, τ=(T−T_C)/T_C. Below τ^* an anomalous critical behavior is found that suggests the coexistence of two magnetic phases. This behavior is discussed in terms of a phase separation which can occur in the moderately doped manganites exhibiting an orbital ordering.     

Silver addition in thick films of La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 perovskite

Thick films of La_2/3Ca_1/3MnO₃ with 10 wt% of silver are grown on single crystal SrTiO₃ by using the paint-on method. The electrical properties of the films are quite different compared to the pristine counterpart. The samples with silver addition exhibit a very low resistivity and the insulator to metal transition occurs at higher temperature (270 K) than the undoped samples. The resistance versus temperature dependence in these films is very sharp and the magnetoresistance ratio is restricted to a narrow temperature range, close to the electric transition for both cases. The improved properties of the thick films are associated with the improvement of the connectivity between the grains, although microstructural effects are not ruled out.     

钙钛矿锰氧化物(La_(1-x)Eu_x)_(4/3)Sr_(5/3)Mn_2O_7(x=0,0.15)的磁性和电性研究

通过传统固相反应法制备了钙钛矿锰氧化物(La1-xEux)4/3Sr5/3Mn2O7(x=0,0.15)多晶样品,并且对其磁性和电性进行了研究.磁性测量表明:随着温度的降低,样品经历了一个复杂的转变过程,在温度为T*时经历二维短程铁磁有序转变,在温度为TC时进入三维长程铁磁态.随着Eu的掺杂,T*和TC减小,并且样品(La0.85Eu0.15)4/3Sr5/3Mn2O7在低温区表现出自旋玻璃行为.电性质测量表明:在母体La4/3Sr5/3Mn2O7中La位掺杂Eu后电阻率明显变大,金属绝缘转变温度TMI降低,磁电阻峰值增大.这些影响归因于较小的Eu3+离子替代La3+离子导致平均离子半径减小,晶格发生畸变.此外,较小的Eu3+离子优先占据层间岩盐层的R-site,使La3+,Sr3+,Eu3+离子在(La0.85Eu0.15)4/3Sr5/3Mn2O7中的分布更加有序,所以x=0.15的样品的ρ-T曲线只有一个峰.     

La1.3Sr1.7Mn2O7/SrTiO3-Nb异质结的整流和光伏特性

采用脉冲激光沉积法在SrTiO₃:0.7%Nb(100)单晶衬底上生长了La_1.3Sr_1.7Mn₂O₇(LSMO)薄膜, 并 研究了LSMO/SrTiO₃-Nb异质结的输运性质和光伏效应. 研究发现, 异质结具有良好的整流特征和明显的光生伏特效应. 在532 nm激光辐照下, 光生电压随温度升高先增大后减小, 并且在150 K达到最大值400 mV, 此温度点与LSMO薄膜发生金属-绝缘体转变的温度一致, 这表明异质结的光生伏特效应受LSMO薄膜内部的输运特征调控. 进一步, 从光生电压随时间的变化曲线中分析发现, 上升沿符合一阶指数函数, 这与载流子的迁移过程相关; 而下降沿符合二阶指数函数, 这与结两侧载流子的外部回路中和以及材料内部的电子-空穴湮灭有关. 值得注意的是, 上升沿和下降沿的时间常数均随着温度先增大后减小, 且最大值均出现在LSMO薄膜的金属-绝缘转变温度.     

High field magnetoresistance of CeAl2 at low temperatures

We have measured the magnetoresistance ρ(H,T₀) of the magnetic Kondo lattice CeAl₂ at temperatures T₀ in the range 0.035 – 1.3 K, well below the Néel temperature T_N=3.8 K, in magnetic fields H up to 145 k0e. The ρ vs H curve exhibits a rapid decrease between H=45–65 kOe corresponding to the metamagnetic transition at H=H_M. The resistivity then levels out to a value which depends only weakly on field and temperature. For HM a small positive magnetoresistance was observed with the derivative dρ/dH increasing as the temperature is lowered. The present results are compared with the ρ(H,T₀) data obtained for the CePb₃ magnetic Kondo lattice, where the decrease in the resistivity at HH_M was considered earlier to be evidence of field induced superconductivity.     

The effects of Cu doping on the magnetoresistive behavior of perovskites La0.7Ca0.3MnO3

The electronic and magnetic properties of Cu-doped perovskite La_0.7Ca_0.3Mn_1−xCu_xO₃ obtained by doping Cu on its Mn sites have been studied. The perovskite structure was found to remain intact up to the highest doping level of x=0.20. At low Cu concentration (x=0.05) the temperature-dependence of resistivity of the material exhibited up to two peaks corresponding to the magnetic transitions from the PM to the FM phase, and from the FM to the AFM phase. In general, the doping level was found to suppress the ferromagnetic ordering of the material, increase its resistivity, and produce large values of magnetoresistance near the resistivity peak. These results were explained as due to the formation of the antiferromagnetic phase.     

Cu对Ni50Mn36In14相变和磁性的影响

文章研究了Cu替代部分Ni对铁磁性形状记忆合金Ni₅₀Mn₃₆In₁₄相变和磁性的影响规律. 研究表明,在Ni_50-xCu_xMn₃₆In₁₄中,随着Cu含量的增加,相变温度逐渐降低. Cu含量低于5%时,奥氏体的磁性强于马氏体的磁性, 母相和马氏体相的饱和磁化强度的差值ΔM随着Cu含量的增加而增大. 当Cu含量x=4.5时, ΔM迅速增加到80 emu/g, 并在该材料中观察到了磁场驱动的马氏体到奥氏体的转变,显示了该材料作为磁驱动磁电阻材料的潜在应用前景.当Cu含量高于5%时,奥氏体保持铁磁状态, 马氏体相由反铁磁状态变为铁磁状态,马氏体的磁性强于奥氏体的磁性, ΔM大大削弱,磁场驱动性质消失.     

The unusual magnetotransport properties of La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 with Nb2O5 addition

Enhancements of the low-field (LFMR) and high-field magnetoresistance (HFMR) were observed in the manganite system prepared by doping Nb₂O₅ into La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ powders. The maximum MR ratios at 77 K with H=1 T and 1 kOe are 30% and 20% for the 0.07 molar ratio doped sample, which are 1.7 times and 1.6 times as large as that for LSMO, respectively. An MR effect up to 6.5% was also found for the sample with x=0.03 at room temperature (RT). The spin-dependent tunneling and scattering at the interfaces of grain boundaries are responsible for the LFMR while the HFMR originates from a noncollinear spin structure in the surface layer. With increasing x, the Curie temperature (T_C) decreases monotonically from 364 to 154 K while the temperature T_P related to the peak resistivity decreases firstly to a minimum of 204 K (x=0.06) and then rises up to 240 K (x=0.1). There is a maximum resistivity ρ for the sample with x=0.06, which is higher than that for LSMO by five orders of magnitude. It is due to the enhancement of spin-dependent and independent scattering and tunneling effects on the interfaces of grain boundaries and inside the grains.     

EPR, X-ray, and magnetization studies of metastable alloys Ti2Fe, Al40Cu10Mn25Ge25 and Al65Cu20Fe15 as prepared by mechanical alloying

Mechanical alloying (MA) technique has been used to synthesize metastable alloys with nominal compositions Ti₂Fe (MA for 1, 5, and 26 h), Al₆₅Cu₂₀Fe₁₅ (MA for 26 and 34 h) and Al₄₀Cu₁₀Mn₂₅Ge₂₅ (MA for 42 h). These have been studied by EPR, X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis (Ti₂Fe only), and magnetization (Ti₂Fe only) techniques. X-ray diffraction provided information on transformation to metastable phases, while the EPR spectra gave insight into inequivalent paramagnetic transition metal sites in the alloys and the temperature variation of magnetic ordering of the samples. Magnetization data on Ti₂Fe system has been interpreted in terms of phase separations within the amorphous phase. It is concluded that MA process significantly influences the magnetic properties of the samples, wherein the duration of MA process plays an important role. The EPR and magnetization data indicate that the disorder of paramagnetic ions within the samples increases with increasing temperature.     

Role of the interfacial state: a comparison of Co/Al2O3/NiFe and La0.7Ca0.3MnO3/Al2O3/La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 tunnel junctions

Two junctions of Co/Al₂O₃/NiFe (J₁) and La_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃/Al₂O₃/La_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃ (J₂) were prepared to compare their tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) in consideration of interfacial state effects. The structural and transport properties of the layered samples were characterized by X-ray and magnetic measurements, showing indeed an interfacial state dependence. The influences such as from a CoO sublayer in J₁ and from interfacial coherence in J₂ were discussed. The largest TMR observed amounts to 16% (290 K) for J₁ and 65% (40 K) for J₂.     

铀在Nd_2Zr_2O_7烧绿石中的固溶量及重离子辐照效应

Nd_2Zr_2O_7烧绿石因其稳定的物理化学性质和辐照稳定性可以作为高放废物中锕系核素的固化基材.通过溶胶凝胶—喷雾热解—高温烧结方法制备了含铀的Nd_2Zr_2O_7烧绿石固化体;开展了Nd_2Zr_2O_7和Nd_(1.9)U_(0.1)Zr_2O_7固化体的重离子辐照实验,辐照剂量为1 dpa和3 dpa;利用X射线衍射和Raman光谱对固化体结构进行了分析.研究发现铀在Nd_2Zr_2O_7烧绿石体系的固溶量仅为10 at%,高价态铀掺杂导致固化体结构向无序化转变.重离子辐照实验表明, Nd_2Zr_2O_7烧绿石基材具有较高的抗辐照稳定性;而Nd_(1.9)U_(0.1)Zr_2O_7在较低辐照剂量下,固化体烧绿石体系结构破坏,重离子辐照诱导固化体结构转变为更加无序化的萤石结构.低固溶量和抗辐照能力减弱主要是由于锕系核素烧绿石固化体的结构无序化所致.     

Low temperature magnetotransport properties of La0.55Ho0.15Sr0.3MnO3

Magnetotransport data measured in thin films of La_0.55Ho_0.15Sr_0.3MnO₃ down to very low temperatures (0.25 K) are reported. The samples presented colossal magnetoresistance with a T_C close to 200 K. A minimum in the resistance vs. T curve and a drop in the ZFC magnetization were also observed. It was also found a T-dependent relaxation effect after the magnetic field was either applied or removed. These results can be understood within the framework where electronic scattering occurs across magnetic domain walls in a reentrant spin-glassy-like phase.     

High-resolution angle-resolved photoemission study of large magnetoresistance topological semimetal CaAl_4

Extremely large magnetoresistance(XMR) has been explored in many nonmagnetic topologically nontrivial/trivial semimetals,while it is experimentally ambiguous which mechanism should be responsible in a specific material due to the complex electronic structures.In this paper,the magnetoresistance origin of single crystal CaAl_4 with C2/m structure at low temperature is investigated,exhibiting unsaturated magnetoresistance of ～3000% at 2.5 K and 14 T as the fingerprints of XMR materials.By the combination of ARPES and the first-principles calculations,we elaborate multiband features and anisotropic Fermi surfaces,which can explain the mismatch of isotropic two-band model.Although the structural phase transition from I4/mmm to C2/m has been recognized,the subtle impact on electronic structure is revealed by our ARPES measurements.Considering that both charge compensation and potential topologically nontrivial band structure exist in CaAl_4,our findings report CaAl_4 as a new reference material for exploring the XMR phenomena.     

Synthesis, electrical and electromechanical properties of a tungsten-bronze ceramic oxide: Pb0.68K0.64Nb2O6

A tungsten-bronze ceramic oxide, Pb_0.68K_0.64Nb₂O₆, has been prepared by a standard solid-state reaction technique. Compound formation and phase identification has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies. The dielectric permittivity and the loss tangent of the sample have been measured in a frequency range 45 Hz–5 MHz and a temperature range 35–590 °C. Electrical properties of the material were studied using an impedance spectroscopic technique. Detailed analysis of the impedance spectrum suggested that the electrical properties of the material are strongly temperature dependent. The Nyquist plots clearly showed the presence of bulk and grain boundary effect in the compound. The imaginary part of modulus at different temperatures shows a relaxation peak and its position shifts to higher frequency with increase in temperature. This suggests a temperature-dependent relaxation. The frequency dependent ac conductivity at different temperatures indicated that the conduction process is thermally activated process.