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Sol-Gel Synthesis and Transport Properties of La2/3Sr1/3Mn0.9957Fe0.01O3 Granular Thin Films
Journal of Magnetics, Volume 6, Number 1, 31 Mar 2001, Pages 1-4
Abstract
We have used acetic acids ethanol and distilled water as a solvent to synthesize La2/3Sr1/3Mn0.9957Fe0.01O3 (LSMFO) precursor. Crack-free LSMFO granular polycrystalline thin films have been deposited on thermally oxidized silicon substrates by spin coaling. The dependence of crystallization, surface morphology, magnetic and transport properties on annealing temperature was investigated. With increasing annealing temperature, the metal-semiconductor (insulator) transition temperature and the magnetic moment decrease while the resistivity increases. The lattice constants remain almost unchanged. For LSMFO thin films, spin-dependent interfacial tunneling and/or scattering magnetoresistance were observed. Our results indicate that the annealing temperature is very important in determining the intrinsic and extrinsic magnetotransport properties.
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