Magnetic-field-induced multiple electronic states in La0.5Ca0.5MnO3+delta

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Xiao, G
McNiff, EJ
Gong, GQ
Gupta, A
Canedy, CL
Sun, JZ
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[1] IBM CORP, THOMAS J WATSON RES CTR, YORKTOWN HTS, NY 10598 USA
[2] MIT, FRANCIS BITTER NATL MAGNET LAB, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevB.54.6073
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We have observed multiple electronic states in the presence of a magnetic field in the half-doped La0.5Ca0.5MnO3+delta system. The resistivity of each state differs from one another by at least one order of magnitude. Application of a magnetic field induces first-order phase transitions among these states. A maximum 10(9)-fold magnetoresistance ratio has been observed at 4.2 K between the least and the most conductive phases. Our results differ from early observations that there is only one metal-to-insulator (two states) transition in other related half-doped systems.
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