Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2008-09-12
Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 142110 (2008)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
9 pages, 3 figuresn submitted to Applied Physics Letters
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.2993347
The temperature dependent resistivity of two Pr1-xCaxMnO3 (x=0.5 and 0.4) thin films grown on LaAlO3 has been studied as a function of hydrostatic pressure (up to 2.5 GPa) and magnetic field (up to 9T). Both samples show a monotonic decrease in the resistivity with an increase in pressure, corresponding to a change of -35% at 2.5 GPa. No pressure induced metal-to-insulator transition was observed in the temperature-dependent resistivity. The non-trivial interaction between high pressure and magnetic field reveals that the effect of pressure cannot be simply rescaled to that of a specific field, as has been reported for the corresponding bulk material. We propose an interpretation of the data based on phase separation, where two different insulating phases coexist: the charge ordered phase, which is sensitive to both magnetic field and pressure, and a second insulating phase that can be tuned by magnetic field. Such a result demonstrates that phase separation can be manipulated in thin films by independent application of magnetic field and/or external pressure.
Auban-Senzier Pascale
Filippi Massimiliano
Pasquier Claude R.
Prellier Wilfrid
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