Phase separation in La5/8Sr3/8MnO3 (30%)+LuMnO3 (70%) bulk sample studied by scanning microwave microscopy

Jino Lee, Jewook Park, Ahram Kim, K. Char, Soonyong Park, Namjung Hur, S. W. Cheong

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Abstract

Using a scanning microwave microscope (SMM), we have investigated the phase separation in a 30% La58 Sr38 Mn O3 (LSMO) +70% LuMn O3 (LMO) polycrystalline pressed powder sample, in which the LSMO phase is a perovskite ferromagnetic metal while the LMO phase is a hexagonal ferroelectric insulator. When the electrical properties of the sample were imaged using our SMM, the sample showed a significant contrast between the metallic LSMO and the insulating LMO grains, indicating a clear phase separation between the two phases. The metallic phase identified by the SMM clearly showed a ferromagnetic signal when investigated by a magnetic force microscope (MFM), providing solid evidence that the metallic phase is indeed the ferromagnetic LSMO. In addition, we have noticed a slight difference between the images generated by SMM and MFM, and we believe that this is due to the different depth scales probed by the two microscopy techniques.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012502
Pages (from-to)012502-1-012502-3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume86
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2005
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This work is supported by Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) through Center for Strongly Correlated Materials Research (CSCMR).

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