Weakening of charge order and antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic switch over in Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3 nanowires

Rao, SS and Sarangi, S and Bhat, SV and Anuradha, KN (2005) Weakening of charge order and antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic switch over in Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3 nanowires. In: Applied Physics Letters, 87 (18). p. 182503.

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Abstract

We have prepared crystalline nanowires (diameter ∼ 50 nm, length ∼ a few microns) of the charge-ordering manganite Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3 using a low reaction temperature hydrothermal method and characterized them using x-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometry and electron magnetic resonance measurements. While the bulk sample shows a charge ordering transition at 245 K and an antiferromagnetic transition at 175 K, SQUID magnetometry and electron magnetic resonance experiments reveal that in the nanowires phase, a ferromagnetic transition occurs at ∼ 105 K. Further, the antiferromagnetic transition disappears and the charge ordering transition is suppressed. This result is particularly significant since the charge order in Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3 is known to be very robust, magnetic fields as high as 27 T being needed to melt it.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Applied Physics Letters
Publisher:	American Institute of Physics
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to American Institute of Physics.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2012 10:05
Last Modified:	03 Jan 2012 10:05
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/42996

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