Microscopic phase separation and ferromagnetic microdomains in Cr-doped Nd0.5Ca0.5MnO3 -: art. no. 012403
Microscopic phase separation and ferromagnetic microdomains in Cr-doped Nd0.5Ca0.5MnO3 -: art. no. 012403
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevb.67.012403
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发表时间:
2003-01-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Katsufuji, T
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作者:
Mori, S;Shoji, R;Katsufuji, T
We succeeded in observing ferromagnetic (FM) microdomains in the phase-separated state found in Cr-doped Nd0.5Ca0.5MnO3 by low-temperature Lorentz microscopy. The presence of the FM microdomains with the size of 20-30 nm were found in Nd0.5Ca0.5Mn1-yCryO3 for y=0.03. In addition, it is clearly shown that the low-temperature phase characterized as the phase-separated state consists of a fine mixture of the two competing ground states, the FM metallic state and the charge/orbital ordered insulator one. Our experimental findings clearly demonstrate the occurrence of microscopic and static phase separation in the Cr-doped manganites.