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Effect of the Grain Size on the Magnetic Phase Separation in La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 by Magnetic Force Microscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 September 2012

P. De Sousa
Affiliation:
CICECO, Department of Ceramics and Glass Engineering, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
N. Panwar
Affiliation:
CICECO, Department of Ceramics and Glass Engineering, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
I. Bdikin
Affiliation:
TEMA, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
A. L. Kholkin
Affiliation:
CICECO, Department of Ceramics and Glass Engineering, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
C. M. Fernandes
Affiliation:
CICECO, Department of Ceramics and Glass Engineering, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
A. M. R. Senos
Affiliation:
CICECO, Department of Ceramics and Glass Engineering, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal

Abstract

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Perovskite manganites have been the focus of worldwide research during the last two decades because of the observation of colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) effect. These materials have potential applications in magnetic field sensors, spin filters, infrared bolometers and cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells. Such manganites are also important from the fundamental study viewpoint as they offer interplay among various degrees of freedom viz. spin, lattice and charge ordering. Moreover, phase separation may occur in manganites with low concentration of the dopant. In such scenario, ferromagnetic metallic clusters are embedded in antiferromagnetic insulating matrix. The fraction of these magnetic phases may vary from the nano- to micro-scale. With higher dopant concentration, the percolation of these magnetic metallic clusters leads to the apparent CMR effect. In this study we focus our attention to the low doped La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 (LSMO) manganite and investigate the possible magnetic phase separation and effect of variation in grain size on the magnetic domain size. La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 possesses Curie temperature (TC) higher than room temperature, therefore the material is supposed to be in the magnetic state at room temperature.

Type
Materials Sciences
Copyright
Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2012