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Small angle neutron scattering (SANS) magnetic and electrical transport measurements were performed to study a single crystal of Pr0.7Ca0.3MnO3, a colossal magnetoresistive (CMR) material. While the magnetic field induced transformation of…
From general arguments, it is shown that a magnetic Kronig-Penney model based on the thermodynamics of an Ising model can be used for describing the Colossal Magnetoresistance (CMR) phenomenon. The model considers a tunneling-like…
We report a significant decrease in the low-temperature resistance induced by the application of an electric current on the $ab$-plane in the paramagnetic insulating (PMI) state of (La$_{0.4}$Pr$_{0.6}$)$_{1.2}$Sr$_{1.8}$Mn$_{2}$O$_{7}$. A…
The magnetoresistance (MR) in polycrystalline colossal magnetoresistive compounds follows a behavior different from single crystals below the ferromagnetic transition temperature. This difference is usually attributed to spin polarized…
Spin-memory loss (SML) of electrons traversing ferromagnetic-metal/heavy-metal (FM/HM), FM/normal-metal (FM/NM) and HM/NM interfaces is a fundamental phenomenon that must be invoked to explain consistently large number of spintronic…
Colossal electroresistance (CER) has been observed in the ferromagnetic insulating (FMI) state of a manganite. Notably, the CER in the FMI state occurs in the absence of magnetoresistance (MR). Measurements of electroresistance (ER) and…
The double-exchange model for the Mn oxides with orbital degeneracy is studied with including on-site Coulomb repulsion, Jahn-Teller (J-T) coupling and doping-induced disorder. In the strong interaction limit, it is mapped onto a…
We present a detailed magnetic study of the Pr1/3Ca2/3MnO3 manganite, where we observe the presence of small ferromagnetic (FM) domains (diameter ~ 10A) immersed within the charge-ordered antiferromagnetic (AFM) host. Due to the interaction…
The persistent proximity of insulating and metallic phases, a puzzling characterestic of manganites, is argued to arise from the self organization of the twofold degenerate e_g orbitals of Mn into localized Jahn-Teller(JT) polaronic levels…
Antiferromagnetic (AFM) spintronics, where magneto-transport is governed by an antiferromagnet instead of a ferromagnet, opens fascinating new perspectives for both fundamental research and device technology, owing to their intrinsic…
Magnetic and magnetotransport properties of oriented polycrystalline Pr0.58Ca0.42MnO3 thin films prepared in flowing oxygen and air ambient has been investigated. The magnetic ground state of both the films is a frozen cluster glass. In the…
The surface spin polarization in the epitaxial films of a prototype manganite, La0.7Sr0.3MnO3, has been investigated by Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy with ferromagnetic SP tips at room temperature. The manganite surface splits into…
Local structural measurements have been performed on hexagonal HoMnO3 in order to ascertain the specific changes in bond distances which accompany magnetic ordering transitions. The transition from paramagnetic to the antiferromagetic…
Throughout a complete Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) and magnetization study of La0.5Ca0.5MnO3, we discuss about the nature of the complex phase-segregated state established in this compound below T~210 K. Between TN<T<TC, the ESR spectra…
Femtosecond (fs)-resolved simultaneous measurements of charge and spin dynamics reveal the coexistence of two different quasi-particle excitations in colossal magneto-resistive (CMR) manganites, with {\em fs} and {\em ps} relaxation times…
We report a strong effect of interface-induced magnetization on the transport properties of magnetic tunnel junctions consisting of ferromagnetic manganite La$_{0.7}$Ca$_{0.3}$MnO$_{3}$ and insulating cuprate PrBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7}$.…
We report on isothermal pulsed (20 ms) field magnetization, temperature dependent AC - susceptibility, and the static low magnetic field measurements carried out on 10 nm sized Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3 nanoparticles (PCMO10). The saturation field for…
We investigate low-temperature spin correlations in the metallic frustrated magnet \beta-MnCo. Single-crystal polarised-neutron scattering experiments reveal the persistence of highly-structured magnetic diffuse scattering and the absence…
55Mn and 139La NMR measurements on a high quality single crystal of ferromagnetic (FM) La0.80Ca20MnO3 demonstrate the formation of localized Mn(3+,4+) states below 70 K, accompanied with strong anomalous increase of certain FM neutron Bragg…
Ground state properties of spinless, extended Falicov-Kimball model (FKM) on a finite size triangular lattice with orbital magnetic field normal to the lattice are studied using numerical diagonalization and Monte-Carlo simulation methods.…