GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE IN LA1-XSRXMNOZ FILMS NEAR ROOM-TEMPERATURE

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JU, HL [1 ]
KWON, C [1 ]
LI, Q [1 ]
GREENE, RL [1 ]
VENKATESAN, T [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MARYLAND,DEPT ELECT ENGN,COLLEGE PK,MD 20742
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10.1063/1.112808
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We report the observation of giant magnetoresistance near room temperature in ferromagnetic films of La1-xSr(x)MnO(z) for 0.16 less-than-or-equal-to x less-than-or-equal-to 0.33. For B = 5 T, the maximum magnetoresistance ratio [R(0) - R(B)]/R(0) of an annealed film is 60% at 260 K for x = 0.2, and 35% at 330 K for x = 0.33. Annealed films have higher Curie temperature (T(c)), a larger saturation moment and a larger magnetoresistance effect near T(c) than do as-grown films. The temperature dependence of resistivity for all the samples investigated is unusual, activated above T(c) and metallic below T(c). This and the giant magnetoresistance are possibly explained by scattering from magnetic polarons which dominate the transport near T(c). (C) 1994 American Institute of Physics.
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