Published December 1996 | Version v1
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Magnetoresistance of the spin-state-transition compound La1-xSrxCoO3

  • 1. Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore--560 012 (India)

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We have investigated the magnetoresistance (MR) of the perovskite oxide La1-xSrxCoO3 for 0 ≤x≤0.4 which shows a spin-state transition from low-spin CoIII to high-spin Co3+ as a function of temperature. In the metallic compositions (x≥0.25) appreciable MR occurs only near the ferromagnetic Curie temperature. For the most metallic composition x=0.4, there is a small positive contribution to the MR near the Tc. In the insulating samples (x≤0.2) the MR shows a large hysteresis which depends on the temperature. The value of the MR is negative and large in the insulating compositions and shows a maximum near the temperature where magnetic studies showed a spin-glass-like transition. We also find a strong role of the spin-state transition of the Co3+ ions in the electronic transport leading to a characteristic behavior of the MR in the Co3+-rich insulating samples. copyright 1996 The American Physical Society

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Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
54
Journal Issue
22
Journal Page Range
p. 16044-16052.
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMDO