Enhancement of room-temperature magnetoresistance in La_(0.5)Sm_(0.2)Sr_(0.3)MnO_3/(Ag_2O)_(x/2)

La0.5Sm0.2Sr0.3MnO3/（Ag2O）x/2 （x = 0.00, 0.04, 0.08, 0.25, 0.30） samples were prepared by the solid-state reaction method, and their transport behaviors, transport mechanism, and magnetoresistance effect were studied through the measurement and fitting of p-T curves. The results show that the element Ag takes part in reaction when the doping amount is small. Ag is mainly distributed at the grain boundary of the host material and is in metallic state when the doping amount is relatively large; then the system becomes a two-phase composite. A small amount of Ag doping can apparently increase grain-boundary magnetoresistance induced by the spin-dependent scattering. The resistivity of the sample doped with 30 mol% Ag is one order of magnitude smaller than that of low-doped samples, and its magnetoresistance in the magnetic field of 0.5 T and at 300 K is strengthened apparently reaching 9.4%, which is connected not only with the improvement of the grain-boundary structure of the host material but also with the decrease of material resistivity.

Transport and Magnetic Properties of Perovskite-Type Manganite (La_(0.8-x)Ce_x Sr_ (0.2))_ (0.97)MnO_3

Phase structures, the transport ana magnetic properties of the Perovskite-type manganite （La0.8-x CexSr0.2）0.97 MnO3（x = 0 - 0. 26） prepared by La2O3 containing CeO2 with different contents were studied. Experiments show that the compounds consist of a magnetic perovskite phase and non-magnetic CeO2 and Mn3O4. The resistivity and magnetoresistance ratio （MR） of the samples vary with changing x. Their room-temperature MR reaches -3% - - 14% at the magnetic field of 1 T. For x =0; x =0.037 and x = 0.26 samples, the conductance keeps unchanged basically in a relatively wide temperature range above 600 K, and the result shows that it is feasible for producing SOFC cathode materials with these samples.

High Temperature LFMR in Yttrium Doped Perovskite Manganites

Porous ceramic samples of Y doped perovskite manganites were prepared. In these samples, the transition from high temperature paramagnetic insulator to low temperature ferromagnetic metal as well as the low field magnetoresistance (LFMR) effect at the low temperature is similar to that in dense samples. Opposite to that in dense samples, LFMR effect in porous sample is observed at the high temperature close to the peak of MR T curves. The results suggest that the high temperature LFMR effect and the applicable colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) materials could be obtained by controlling the microstructures of this class of perovskite manganites.

Lattice Effects and Irreversible Magnetoresistance in Gd Doped La-Ca-Mn-O

The Gd substituting effects for La in La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 has been studied. With increasing the substituting amount of Gd, the phase transition temperature of metal-isolator for the samples decreases, the corresponding peak resistivity increases, the Curie temperature decreases monotonically. The substitution of La-Ca-Mn-O with 11% Gd for La improved the magnetoresistance ratio by an order of magnitude. The effects of substituting Gd can be explained in terms of the lattice effects. An irreversible MR behaviour was observed in Gd-substituting compounds. This effect became marked when the substituting amount of Gd was greater than 7%. A maximum irreversible increment of MR ratio as large as 91% was obtained when Gd substituting amount was 11%.

Magnetoresistance enhancement and temperature stability of magnetoresistance in La_(1-x)(Sr_(1-y)Na_y)_xMnO_3

A series of the samples La_(1-x)(Sr_(1-y)Na_y)_xMnO_3(y=0.0,0.2,0.4,0.6,0.8,1.0) were prepared by the solid-state reaction method.Magnetoresistance enhancement and temperature stability of magnetoresistance in the system La_(1-x)(Sr_(1-y)Na_y)_xMnO_3 with unchanged Mn^(3+)/Mn^(4+) ratio through the doping of both monovalent and divalent elements at A site were studied through the measurements of X-ray diffraction(XRD) patterns,resistivity-temperature(ρ-T) curves and magnetoresistance-temperature(MR-T) curves.The results indicate that with the increase of Na doping amount,the peak value of MR increases,and it increases from 12.4% for y=0.2 to 50.6% for y=1.0 in the magnetic field B=0.8 T;ρ-T curves exhibit the double-peak phenomenon,which comes from the competition between the resistivity of surface phase and that of body phase;for the sample of y=0.8,MR increases slowly from 8.3% to 9.4% in the temperature range from 259 to 179 K,and MR is so stable in such a wide temperature range,which provides reference for the research on the temperature stability of MR.

Low-field magnetoresistance of (1-x)La_(0.6)Dy_(0.1)Sr_(0.3)MnO_3/0.5x (Sb_2O_3) composite system under different sintering temperatures of matrix

A series of (1-x)La0.6Dy0.1Sr0.3MnO3/0.5x(Sb2O3)(x=0.15) samples were prepared by the solid-state reaction method, and the influence of sintering temperature of the matrix on low-field magnetoresistance of (1-x)La0.6Dy0.1Sr0.3MnO3/0.5x (Sb2O3) was studied through the measurements of X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns, scanning electron microscope (SEM) image, resistivity-temperature (ρ-T) curves, and magnetoresistance-temperature (MR-T) curves. The results indicate that for the samples with low sintering temperature of the matrix, lowfield magnetoresistance effect appears on the whole temperature range and can be explained by grain boundary effect; for the sample with high sintering temperature of the matrix, intrinsic magnetoresistance peak appears on the high-temperature range, low-field magnetore-sistance effect appears on low temperature range, and the magnetoresistance in the magnetic field of 0.2 T and on the comparatively large temperature range between 280 K and 225 K hardly changes with temperature and remains at 4.8%, which can be explained by the competition between the intrinsic magnetoresistance induced by double-exchange function inside grains and the tunneling magnetoresis-tance (TMR) induced by grain boundary effect. The temperature stability of magnetoresistance is beneficial to the practical applications of MR.

Synthesis and Properties of Pr1-xRbxMnO3（0.05≤x≤0.08） with Perovskite-Type Structure

Rb-substitued Pr1-xRbxMnO3（0.05≤x≤0.08） reaction. Powder X-ray diffraction showed that the space group of Pnma. Spin glass behaviors was successfully synthesized by solid state all the compounds were orthorhombic with were observed for all the compounds at low temperature, suggesting the competition between ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic. The temperature dependence of the resistivity for the compound Pr0.92Rb0.0sMnO3.02 at 0 and 2 T magnetic field was also investigated. The compound shows semiconducting behavior, and the band gap is 0.3 eV. The maximum magnetoresistance is about 30% at 2 T magnetic field near 116 K.

Electric transport properties and temperature stability of magnetoresistance of composite system between La_(8/9)Sr_(1/45)Na_(4/45)MnO_3 and Sb_2O_3

The samples ofLa8/9Sr1/45Na4/45MnO3 （LSNMO）/x/2（Sb2O3） were prepared by the solid-state reaction method. The electric transport properties and the temperature stabil-ity of magnetoresistance （MR） of the samples were studied through the measurements of X-ray diffraction patterns, resistivity-temperature （ρ-T） curves, mass magnetization-temperature （σ-T） curves, and magnetoresistance-temper-ature （MR-T） curves. The results indicate that the p-Tcurves of the original material LSNMO show two peaks, and the phenomenon of two peaks of ρ-T curves disappears for the composite samples, which can be explained by a competition between surface-phase resistivity induced by boundary-dependent scattering and body-phase resistivity induced by paramagnetism-ferromagnetism transition. For all the sam-ples in the low temperature range, MR increases continu-ously with the decrease of temperature, which shows a characteristic of low-field magnetoresistance. However, MR basically keeps the same in the high temperature range. The paramagnetism-ferromagnetism transition is observed in the high temperature range due to a composite between perov-skite manganite and insulator, which can enhance the tem-perature of MR appearance in the high temperature range and make it to appear near room temperature. For the sample with x = 0.12, MR remains constant at the value of 7.5 % in the temperature range of 300-260 K, which achieves a tem-perature stability of MR near room temperature. In addition,for the sample with x = 0.16, MR is above 6.8 % in the high temperature range of 318-252 K （△T = 66 K）. MR almost remains constant in this temperature range, which favors the practical application of MR.

Magnetocaloric and Colossal Magnetoresistance Effect in Layered Perovskite La_(1.4) Sr_(1.6)Mn_2O_7

Magnetocaloric and colossal magnetoresistance effects of the layered perovskite La 1.4 Sr 1.6 Mn 2 O 7 compound have been studied.A broad peak of magnetic entropy change （-△S M） is found above the Curie temperature （T C =120 K）,which can be associated with the existence of two-dimensional short range ferromagnetic order.Additionally,the curvilinear shape of-△S M for layered perovskite is quite different from that of the Ln 1-x A x MnO 3 probably arising from magnetocrystalline anisotropy.At the same time,a wide peak of colossal magnetoresitance effect near T C is found in the layered provskite La 1.4 Sr 1.6 Mn 2 O 7.

Enhancement of room-temperature magnetoresistance in La_(0.6)Dy_(0.1)Sr_(0.3)MnO_3/Ag_x

The samples of La0.6Dy0.1Sr0.3MnO3/（Ag2O）x/2（x = 0.00, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08, 0.10, 0.20, 0.25, and 0.30） were prepared by using the solid-state reaction method.Their magnetic property, transport behavior, transport mechanism and magnetoresistance effect were studied through the measurements of magnetization-temperature（M-T） curves, ρ-T curves and the fitting of ρ-T curves.The results indicated that Ag could take part in the reaction when the doping amount is small.However, when the doping amount is comparatively large, Ag as metallic state mainly deposits on the grain boundary of La0.6Dy0.1Sr0.3MnO3, and then the system forms a two-phase composite.When the Ag doping amount is 30% mole ratio, the resistivity of the sample is one order of magnitude smaller than that of low doped samples, and its peak of magnetoresistance at 292 K and in the magnetic field of 0.2 T strengthens apparently and reaches 16.3%, which is over 7 times as large as 2.2% of La0.6Dy0.1Sr0.3MnO3.The two-phase composite system of magnetoresistance based on perovskite manganite consists of two parts：intrinsic magnetoresistance and extrinsic magnetoresistance.However, extrinsic magnetoresistance comes from spin-dependent scattering（SDS） and spin-polarized tunneling（SPT）.Magnetoresistance near TC increases due to the contribution of intrinsic magnetoresistance and extrinsic magnetoresistance formed by SDS, and magnetoresistance at low temperature is extrinsic magnetoresistance formed by SPT.

Temperature stability of magnetoresistance (MR) and MR enhancement in La_(1-x)(Sr_(1-y)Ag_y)_x MnO_3 system

Polycrystalline samples of Lal-x（Srl-yAgy）x MnO3 （y = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 1.0） were prepared by the solid-state reaction method. The temperature stability of magnetoresistance and magnetoresistance enhancement in Lal_x（Srl_yAgy）~MnO3 system with both univalent and bivalent elements doped at A site and with unchanged value of Mn~＋/Mn4＋ ratio were explored through the measurements of X-ray diffraction patterns, magnetiza- tion-temperature （M-T） curves, resistivity-temperature （p-T） curves and magnetoresistance-temperature （MR-T） curves. The results are as follows： there are two peaks in the p-T curves of the samples with Ag doping, one is caused by resistance change during the paramagnetism- ferromagnetism transition, and the other is from boundary- dependent scattering of conduction electrons on the boundaries of grains. The peak value of MR increases with increasing Ag doping content, and it increases from 8.2 % for y ---- 0.2 to 29.6 % for y ---- 1.0 under the magnetic field of B = 0.8 T; MR remains a constant of 12 % in the temperature range of 218-168 K for the sample with y = 1.0, and the temperature stability of MR is in favor of the practical application of MR.

Enhanced room temperature magnetoresistance in maganites La_(0.60)Sr_(0.25-y)Na_(0.15)Δ_yMnO_(31)

Bulk polycrystalline samples of La0.60Sr0.4MnO3 and La0.60Sr0.25-yNa0.15ΔyMnO3 with 0.00≤y≤0.15 (“Δ” representing cation vacancy) were successfully synthesized using the sol-gel method. The structural, magnetic, and electrical properties of the polycrystalline of the samples were investigated. The results of X-ray powder diffraction patterns show that these compounds crystallize in a distorted rhombohedral structure with the space group R3C. The measurement shows that, with vacancy content y increasing, the unit cell volume V of samples increases, furthermore, the Curie temperature TC decreases. The temperature dependence of resistivity shows that all samples undergo a metal-semiconductor transition accompanying a ferromagnetic to paramagnetic transition with the increase of temperature. Under an applied filed of 1.8 T, a maximum room temperature magnetoresistance (MR) of 20% is obtained at 293 K for the compound La0.60Sr0.1Na0.15Δ0.15MnO3. The MR peak value of La0.60Sr0.1Na0.15Δ0.15MnO3 increases 2 times more than that of La0.60Sr0.40MnO3 (MRP=6.4%, TMR=373 K), and the MR peak is shifted from 373 K to room temperature.

Magnetoresistance Effect in (La_(0.9)Nd_(0.1))_(2/3)Ca_(1/3)Mn_(1-x)Fe_xO_3 (x=0, 0.05)

Due to the remarkable magnetoresistance (MR) effect on perovskite-type manganite, magnetoelectronics and spintronics have become attractive subjects of experimental and theoretical investigations for the application purpose. (La0.9Nd0.1)2/3Ca1/3Mn1-xFexO3(x=0, x=0.05) were prepared successfully by sol-gel method. The structure, magnetic properties, and transport properties of the compounds were investigated. The magnetoresistance effect depends on the composition and the temperature. XRD patterns show that the compound is a single phase polycrystal with pseudocubic structure. A large negative isotropic magnetoresistance effect in the samples were observed at low temperature region. The maximum MR of the samples was 77% and 97%, respectively. It was most likely due to the scattering or the tunneling transport of spin-polarized carriers in lattice under strong magnetic field.

The Evidence of Phase Separation in Perovskite Manganites Above T_c

A series of bulk ceramic samples of La_(1-x)Ca_xMnO_3 and Y_(1-x)Ca_xMnO_3 was prepared by the conventional solid state reaction method,and the samples of x=1/3 were investigated particularly.The colossal magnetoresistance phenomenon and the properties of magnetic and transport were studied in detail by the experiments of magnetic susceptibility and low temperature resistance.Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) was used to investigate the charge inhomogeneities in our samples at room temperature for the first time,and phase separation and colossal magnetoresistance phenomena induced by charge inhomogeneities above T_c were discovered.

Electrical Transport and Giant Magnetoresistance in (1-x)La_(0.67)Ca_(0.33)MnO_3/xCuO Composites

Samples with nominal composition of （1 - x）La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 （LCMO）/xCuO （x = 0%, 2%, 4% and 20% ） were made using a special experimental method. The temperature dependence of the resistivity （ρ） of the composites was investigated in the temperature range of 10 - 300 K and different magnetic fields of H = 0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 1.0 and 3.0 T. The results showed that CuO percentage x had important effects on metal-insulator transition temperature （Tp）, zero field peak resistivity （ρmax）, and magnetoresistance （MR） properties of the composites. Tp shifted sharply towards low temperature with the increase of x in the range of x ≤4%, but was almost independent of x at high level of CuO content. Composites with x = 4 % and 20 % exhibited similar electrical transmission behavior. Compared with pure LCMO, enhanced magnetoresistance could be clearly observed even in a quite low magnetic field of 0.3 T. For x =4% and 20% samples, the MR value at 0.3 T could reach as high as - 88% and - 90%, respectively. XRD and SEM analysis showed that the substantial enhancement of MR, especially near Tp, was because of local spin disorder between contiguous LCMO ferromagnetic particles caused by the addition of CuO.

Magnetoresistance Plateau in La_(2/3)Ca_(1/3)Bi_xMn_(1-x)O_3 Granular System

The effect of doping additional Bi on the magnetoresistance （MR） of La2/3Ca1/3BxMn1-x O3 was investigated. It is found that traditional colossal magnetoresistance （CMR） peak can only be observed in the x〈0.05 samples and the peak value decreases with the increase of x, but the x≥0.05 samples show a magnetoresistance plateau above 200 K because of the presence of additional （La,Ca,Bi）-O layers. Moreover, this MR plateau is enhanced for the segregation of the La, Ca, and Bi elements.

Transport-magnetism Correlation and Colossal Magnetoresistance in Mixed-valent Manganites

A phenomenological model based on phase separation between ferromagnetic metallic and paramagnetic insulating domains was applied to analyze the electrical transport and colossal magnetoresistance for mixed-valent manganites of RE_(2/3)AE_(1/3)MnO_3. The results show that the model can yield results in agreement with experimental observations in these manganites. The present approach provides a simple picture to visualize the reason that the temperature dependence of resistance (with and without applied magnetic fields) in these compounds has the peculiar shape, without invoking any complicated concept.

Charge-Ordering in La_(0.33) Ca_(0.67) MnO_3 Perovskite

Structure model of charge-ordered La_0.33 Ca_0.67 MnO_3, perovskite is one of current focused study in condensed matter physics. There are great discrepancies in previous studies in this field. Our transmission electron microscopy study confirms Wigner crystal model with transverse displacement and is not consisent with the hi-stripe model with longitudinal displacement. We observed incommensurate modulation and anti-phase domains with a displacement vector a_co/3 in charge--ordered La_0.33 Ca_0.67 MnO_3, perovskite.

Influence of annealing treatment on structural and magnetic properties of double perovskite Sr_2FeMoO_6

The structure, magnetic and electric properties of Sr2FeMoO6 (the as-made sample) and samples after heat treatment were investigated. The nuclear and magnetic structures of the samples were studied using neutron powder diffraction at room temperature. The results show that the tunneling magnetoresistance of polycrystalline Sr2FeMoO6 depends on its annealing temperature. Annealing at 800 ℃ makes the minimal magnetoresistance(MR) elevated, which may be due to the change of the grain size or the modified intergranular connections. Because of the impurity phase of Fe which probably affects the magnetotransport properties is much larger in sample C, so the MR is decreased by postannealing at 1100 ℃. Therefore, further enhancement of the tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) can be realized by regulating the grain size at appropriate annealing temperature.

Magnetic Field Controllable Photocurrent Properties in BiFe_(0.9)Ni_(0.1)O_(3)/La_(0.7)Sr_(0.3)MnO_(3) Laminate Thin Film

This paper reports a multifunctional magnetic-photoelectric laminate device based on the integration of spintronic material(La_(0.7)Sr_(0.3)MnO_(3))and multiferroic(Ni-doped BiFeO_(3)),in which the repeatable modulation effect on the photoelectric properties were achieved by applying external magnetic fields.More obviously,photocurrent density(J)of the laminate was largely enhanced,the change rate of J up to 287.6%is obtained.This sensing function effect should be attributed to the low-field magnetoresistance effect in perovskite manganite and the scattering of spin photoelectron in multiferroic material.The laminate perfectly combines the functions of sensor and controller,which can not only reflect the intensity of environmental magnetic field,but also modulate the photoelectric conversion performance.This work provides an alternative and facile way to realize multi-degree-of-freedom control for photoelectric conversion performances and lastly miniaturize multifunction device.