Phase separation and segregation in rare earth manganates: the experimental situation

Rare earth manganates of the general formula, Ln 1− x A x MnO 3 (Ln=rare earth, A=alkaline earth) exhibit phase separation due to the occurrence of tiny clusters or small nanometric regions of one type of magnetic phase in the matrix of another (e.g., ferromagnetic metallic clusters in an insulating...

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Published in:Current opinion in solid state & materials science 2002-02, Vol.6 (1), p.97-106
Main Authors: Rao, C.N.R., Vanitha, P.V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colossal magnetoresistance
Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
Exact sciences and technology
Magnetic properties and materials
Magnetotransport phenomena, materials for magnetotransport
Percolative transport
Phase segregation in rare earth manganates
Phase separation in rare earth manganates
Physics
Rare earth manganates
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Summary:Rare earth manganates of the general formula, Ln 1− x A x MnO 3 (Ln=rare earth, A=alkaline earth) exhibit phase separation due to the occurrence of tiny clusters or small nanometric regions of one type of magnetic phase in the matrix of another (e.g., ferromagnetic metallic clusters in an insulating antiferromagnetic matrix) or phase segregation due to the coexistence of large domains of two phases. The phenomenon is nearly universal in the manganates and crucially depends on the composition, temperature, external magnetic field, dopant substitution in the Mn site and related factors. Percolative transport has been considered to result from the coexistence of the ferromagnetic metallic and insulating phases, but it is necessary to ensure whether these phases form large domains or remain as clusters (
ISSN:1359-0286
DOI:10.1016/S1359-0286(02)00035-9