Abstract
The magnetotransport behaviors of a series of rare earth manganites with the same A -site cational mean radius and different A -site ionic radii variance (A -site disorder) are investigated. It is found that the system's ground state transforms from ferromagnetic metal to cluster-glass insulator with increasing A -site disorder. In the cluster-glass state, the magnetization shows the steplike behavior, indicating the existence of short-range magnetically ordered clusters. The significant effect of the A -site disorder on the electronic phase separation is revealed by detecting the cluster-glass ground state at low temperature.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 152505 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Apr 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |