Abstract
The magnetic and transport properties of as-deposited and long-aged La 0.8Ca0.2MnO3-δ films have been investigated in a wide temperature range. The x-ray diffraction data have shown separation of the film into two crystalline phases of the cubic and rhombohedral symmetry with different oxygen contents of δ≃0.08 and 0.16, respectively, after a half-year aging at room temperature in air. Both phases testify two different electronic (metal-insulator) and magnetic transitions with similar maximum values of magnetoresistance. The possible mechanism for such a type of structural transition in the aged manganite thin films is discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2707-2709 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Apr 2002 |