Low-temperature magnetic force microscopy of colossal magnetoresistive films

被引:8
作者
Chen, CC [1 ]
Lu, Q [1 ]
de Lozanne, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Texas, Dept Phys, Austin, TX 78712 USA
来源
APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING | 1998年 / 66卷 / Suppl 1期
关键词
Microscopy; Magnetic Field; External Magnetic Field; Magnetic Force; Thermal Fluctuation;
D O I
10.1007/s003390051322
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We show a detailed magnetic force microscope study of the magnetic domain behavior in La1-xCaxMnO3 films under the influence of temperature, topographic sample defects and external magnetic field. At low temperatures, typically about 140 degrees below T-c = 245 K, domains were strongly coupled to each other, but could still be affected by thermal fluctuations. As we warmed the sample up, domains became highly mobile near T-c. Near T-c, sample scratches were able to capture nearby domains, whereas they did not affect domains when temperature is much lower than T-c. Above T-c all domains disappeared, with some of them disappearing earlier.
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页码:S1181 / S1184
页数:4
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