Published September 1, 1995 | Version v1
Journal article

Substantial pressure effects on the electrical resistivity and ferromagnetic transition temperature of La1-xCaxMnO3

  • 1. Condensed Matter and Thermal Physics, MST-10, Mail Stop K764, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)

Description

The influence of hydrostatic pressure on the electrical resistivity ρ and ferromagnetic transition temperature Tc of La1-xCaxMnO3 is presented for x=0.21, 0.33, and 0.40. Pressure strongly decreases ρ and drives Tc up at rates as large as +37 K/GPa for the x=0.21 specimen; this is significantly larger than dTc/dP values observed in conventional ferromagnets and about eight times larger than dTN/dP observed in Ca1-xSrxMnO3 antiferromagnets. The transport mechanism in these oxides is influenced in a qualitatively similar way by both pressure and magnetic field. The results are interpreted in the framework of the double-exchange interaction involving conduction via magnetic polarons

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Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
52
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. R7006-R7009.
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMDO