ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Perovskite-type Nd0.7Bao0.3MnO3 has been synthesized and its magnetic and magnetotransport properties studied in the temperature range from 5 K to 300 K. X-ray diffraction indicates that the crystal-symmetry is orthorhombic with a=0.5508(1) nm, b=0.5496(2) nm, and c=0.7764(3) nm. There exist two magnetic phase transitions. It first undergoes a paramaganetic-to-ferromagnetic phase transition at Curie temperature, TC=115 K, and then partial ordering of Nd magnetic moments develops at TNd=40 K as temperature is further decreased. Resistivity measurements indicate corresponding insulator-to-metal transition near TC and a reentrant metal-to-insulator transition near 40 K. Colossal magnetoresistance exists over a wide temperature range, MR=[R(H)-R(0)]/R(0) is over 90% below 120 K. The maximum MR (98%) appears at 95 K, close to the paramagnetic-to-ferromagnetic phase transition. © 2000 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.372533
