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Effect of strain and growth morphology on the evolution of the domain structure of ferromagnetic manganites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

Holly Miller ,
J. S. Higgins ,
Y. Mukovskii ,
R. L. Greene  and
Amlan Biswas
Holly Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA School of Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
J. S. Higgins
Affiliation:
Center for Superconductivity Research, University of Maryland, MD 20742, USA
Y. Mukovskii
Affiliation:
Moscow State Steel and Alloys Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation
R. L. Greene
Affiliation:
Center for Superconductivity Research, University of Maryland, MD 20742, USA
Amlan Biswas
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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Abstract

The effect of strain on the surface magnetism of the manganite La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 has been studied as a function of temperature, using magnetic force microscopy. The non- uniform strain distribution in the film leads to a two-phase coexistence between ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic phases. This leads to a reduction of the surface curie temperature and the formation of ferromagnetic islands. Methods of controlling this behavior in order to fabricate arrays of magnetic nanodots are discussed.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 819: Symposia N/P – Interfacial Engineering for Optimized Properties III , 2004 , N5.7
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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