The crystal structures and electronic transport properties of composites, xLa5/8Ca3/8MnO3 （1-x）ErMnO3 （x=0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1）, where ErMnO3 is the insulating ferroelectric and La5/8Ca3/8MnO3 is the metal...The crystal structures and electronic transport properties of composites, xLa5/8Ca3/8MnO3 （1-x）ErMnO3 （x=0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1）, where ErMnO3 is the insulating ferroelectric and La5/8Ca3/8MnO3 is the metallic ferromagnetic component, were studied. The magnetization of samples （x=0, 0.5, 1） were also measured as a function of temperature from 4 K to 300 K. The X-ray diffraction data show La5/8Ca3/8MnO3 and ErMnO3 are almost complete immiscible, originating from the significant difference in their crystal structures. All the composites show a metal-insulator transition when the molar fraction of xLa5/8Ca3/8MnO3 component x≥0.4 and the electronic transport behaviors follow the classical percolation theory model very well. Magnetization of the mixture with x=0.5 is unique and enhanced greatly compared with that of pure ErMnO3. Comprehensive analysis of the electronic transport and magnetic results suggests that this material system is a new kind of multiferroic with stronger magnetism in a wider temperature range compared with the single phase multiferroic ErMnO3.展开更多
基金ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No.10774136）.
文摘The crystal structures and electronic transport properties of composites, xLa5/8Ca3/8MnO3 （1-x）ErMnO3 （x=0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1）, where ErMnO3 is the insulating ferroelectric and La5/8Ca3/8MnO3 is the metallic ferromagnetic component, were studied. The magnetization of samples （x=0, 0.5, 1） were also measured as a function of temperature from 4 K to 300 K. The X-ray diffraction data show La5/8Ca3/8MnO3 and ErMnO3 are almost complete immiscible, originating from the significant difference in their crystal structures. All the composites show a metal-insulator transition when the molar fraction of xLa5/8Ca3/8MnO3 component x≥0.4 and the electronic transport behaviors follow the classical percolation theory model very well. Magnetization of the mixture with x=0.5 is unique and enhanced greatly compared with that of pure ErMnO3. Comprehensive analysis of the electronic transport and magnetic results suggests that this material system is a new kind of multiferroic with stronger magnetism in a wider temperature range compared with the single phase multiferroic ErMnO3.
