[en] Besides the "intrinsic" colossal magnetoresistance effect observed in single crystals, the polycrystalline manganate compounds also exhibit an "extrinsic" magnetoresistance related to the presence of grain boundaries. We report electrical transport and magnetic measurements carried out on a bigrain sample extracted from a floating zone method-grown rod of calcium doped lanthanum manganate. Electrical resistance was measured both within a grain and across the grain boundary, between 20 and 300 K and from 0 to 8 T. Magnetoresistance values up to 99% are reached within the grain. The temperature dependence of the resistance across the grain boundary displays a "foot-like" feature towards the bottom of the transition. Low field and high field magnetoresistance effects are examined. We compare our results for a "bulk" grain boundary to those obtained by other authors for bicrystal thin films and bulk polycrystalline materials. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.
Disciplines :
Physics
Author, co-author :
Vertruyen, Bénédicte ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Chimie inorganique structurale
Cloots, Rudi ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Chimie inorganique structurale - Doyen de la Faculté des Sciences
Rulmont, André ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Département de chimie (sciences)
Dhalenne, G.; Université Paris-Sud 11 > Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie de l’Etat Solide
Ausloos, Marcel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique statistique appliquée et des matériaux - S.U.P.R.A.S.
Vanderbemden, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Dép. d'électric., électron. et informat. (Inst.Montefiore) > Capteurs et systèmes de mesures électriques
Language :
English
Title :
Magnetotransport properties of a single grain boundary in a bulk La-Ca-Mn-O material
Publication date :
2001
Journal title :
Journal of Applied Physics
ISSN :
0021-8979
eISSN :
1089-7550
Publisher :
American Institute of Physics, Melville, United States - New York
Volume :
90
Issue :
11
Pages :
5692-5697
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE] UE - Union Européenne [BE]
Commentary :
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