Low-temperature resistivity minima in single-crystalline and ceramic La0.8Sr0.2MnO3: Mesoscopic transport and intergranular tunneling

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Abstract

A slight minimum in the zero-field resistivity of a single crystalline La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 and shallow one for ceramic La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 samples were observed at T∼4 K and at T∼25-30 K, respectively. The minimum for the ceramic shifts towards lower temperatures, flattens with increasing magnetic fields (H), and vanishes at some critical H. The above effects are accompanied by an appreciable negative magnetoresistance (MR). On the other hand, the minimum for the single-crystalline sample is almost field independent and the MR in the relevant temperature range is very small. Two different mechanisms were found to account for the results observed in the single crystal and the polycrystalline samples: (i) mesoscopic corrections to the bulk resistivity that include Coulomb interaction and weak localization and (ii) intergranular tunneling. The resistivity of the large-grain ceramic sample comprises both types of behavior. The minimum of the bulk contribution becomes clearly seen under H, which suppresses the ceramic-type minimum.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6639-6641
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume89
Issue number11 II
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2001
Event8th Joint Magnetism and Magnetic Materials-Intermag Conference - San Antonio, TX, United States
Duration: 7 Jan 200111 Jan 2001

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  • General Physics and Astronomy

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