Charge-ordering in thin films of bilayered rare earth manganates

S. Parashar, A. Moreira Dos Santos, A. R. Raju, F. F. Lange, A. K. Cheetham, C. N.R. Rao

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Abstract

Thin films of bilayered manganates of the formula LnSr2Mn2O7 (Ln=rare-earth), deposited on LaAlO3(100) substrates by nebulized spray pyrolysis, show charge-ordering transitions in the resistivity data. The transition temperatures decrease from 205 K to 185 K as the rare-earth ionic radii decrease from Ln=La to Gd. While magnetic-fields up to 6 tesla have little effect on the charge-ordering transition, small electric currents prevent the onset of the charge-ordered state. Furthermore, the resistance decreases markedly with increasing current, with nonlinear behavior, in polycrystalline films deposited on Si(100) substrates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)651-655
Number of pages5
JournalInternational Journal of Inorganic Materials
Volume2
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

Funding

The work was supported by the MRSEC Program of the National Science Foundation under grant no. DMR-96-32716.

Keywords

  • A. Layered compounds
  • D. Electrical properties
  • Magnetic properties
  • Thin films

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