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Up to now, electric field induced non-linear conduction in the Pr(1-x)CaxMnO3 system has been ascribed to a current-induced destabilization of the charge ordered phase. However, for x<0.25, a ferromagnetic insulator state is observed and…
The phase diagram and low temperature properties of the doped manganites A1-xBxMnO3 are discussed for the concentrations x < 0.4. The transition from insulating antiferromagnetic to metallic ferromagnetic state at x_cr = 0.16 is treated by…
The optical conductivity of the undoped PrMnO$_3$ manganite has been investigated in details at various temperatures between 300 and 4 K. Its low energy spectrum exhibits an optical gap, and is characterized by a single broad peak centered…
We present a detailed magnetic study of the perovskite manganite Pr0.7Ca0.3MnO3 at low temperatures including magnetization and a.c. susceptibility measurements. The data appear to exclude a conventional spin glass phase at low fields,…
We have studied the magnetic relaxation properties of the phase-separated manganite compound La0.250Pr0.375Ca0.375MnO3 . A series of polycrystalline samples was prepared with different sintering temperatures, resulting in a continuous…
We present results of an electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) study of Nd$_{1-x}$Sr$_x$MnO$_3$ with x = 0.5 across the paramagnetic to ferromagnetic, insulator to metal transition at 260 K (T$_c$) and the antiferromagnetic, charge ordering…
1% $^{119}$Sn-doped La$_{0.5}$Ca$_{0.5}$MnO$_3$ was studied by M\"ossbauer spectroscopy, magnetic moment and resistivity measurements. The M\"ossbauer spectra below the charge-ordering temperature are explained with ferromagnetic (FM),…
The Nd0.6Sr0.4MnO3 manganite system exhibits a phase transition from paramagnetic insulating (PMI) to ferromagnetic metallic (FMM) state around its Curie temperature TC = 270 K (bulk). The morphology-driven changes in the kinetically…
The first order magneto-structural transition ($T_t\simeq95$ K) and magnetocaloric effect in MnNiGe$_{0.9}$Ga$_{0.1}$ are studied via powder x-ray diffraction and magnetization measurements. Temperature dependent x-ray diffraction…
An analysis of the properties of half-doped manganites is presented. We build up the phase diagram of the system combining a realistic calculation of the electronic properties and a mean field treatment of the temperature effects. The…
The phase diagram of Pr0.65(CaySr1-y)0.35MnO3, 0.6 <= y <= 0.8, has been determined by neutron diffraction, magnetization and electrical conductivity measurements in order to investigate the nature of the transition between ferromagnetic…
Mesoscopic (500-2000 Angstrom) and microscopic (5-20 Angstrom) phase segregation with temperature and magnetic field was studied in the model manganite Pr0.7Ca0.3MnO3 by high-resolution neutron diffraction and inelastic neutron scattering.…
We present angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy results for thin films of the three-dimensional manganese perovskite La$_{1-x}$Sr$_{x}$MnO$_{3}$. We show that the transition temperature ($T_c$) from the paramagnetic insulating to…
In this work, we have investigated the coexistance of volatile and non-volatile memristive effects in epitaxial phase-separated La$_{\text{0.5}}$Ca$_{\text{0.5}}$MnO$_{3}$ thin films. At low temperatures (50 K), we observed volatile…
Bulk samples of La2.3-xYxCa0.7Mn2O7, x=0,0.3,0.5, with layered perovskite structure have been synthesized and investigated with respect to their electrical, electronic and magnetic properties. It is found that La1.8Y0.5Ca0.7Mn2O7 has…
We have studied the phase diagram of La$_{1-x}$Ca$_{x}$MnO$_{3}$ for $0.5\leq x\leq 0.9$ using neutron powder diffraction and magnetization measurements. At 300 K all samples are paramagnetic and single phase with crystallographic symmetry…
Neutron powder diffraction studies of the crystal and magnetic structures of the magnetocaloric compound Mn1.1Fe0.9(P0.8Ge0.2) have been carried out as a function of temperature, applied magnetic field, and pressure. The data reveal that…
In Pr$_{0.7}$Ca$_{0.3}$MnO$_{3}$, pressure induces reentrant magnetic and electronic state changes in the range 1 atm to $\sim$ 6 GPa. The metal-insulator and magnetic transition temperatures coincide from $\sim$1 to 5 GPa, decouple outside…
The Pr(1-x}CaxMnO3 system exhibits a ferromagnetic insulating state for the composition range x<0.25. A metallic ferromagnetic state is never realized because of the low hole concentration and the very small averaged A-site cation radius.…
A detailed investigation of the electronic - and magneto - transport properties of Nd0.8Sr0.2MnO3 with the variation of grain size (down to 42 nm) is presented here. Interestingly, we observe that the ferromagnetic insulating state is…