Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy on Pr0.68Pb0.32MnO3 single crystals

Roessler, S and Ernst, S and Padmanabhan, B and Elizabeth, Suja and Bhat, HL and Wirth, S and Steglich, F (2007) Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy on Pr0.68Pb0.32MnO3 single crystals. In: 10th Joint Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conference/International Magnetics Conference, JAN 07-11, 2007, Baltimore.

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Abstract

Scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy studies were carried out on single crystals of colossal magnetoresistive manganite Pr0.68Pb0.32MnO3 at different temperatures in order to probe their spatial homogeneity across the metal-insulator transition temperature TM-I(similar to 255 K). A metallic behavior of the local conductance was observed for temperatures T < TM-I. Zero bias conductance (dI/dV)v=(0), which is directly proportional to the local surface density of states at the Fermi level, shows a single distribution at temperatures T < 200 K suggesting a homogeneous electronic phase at low temperatures. In a narrow temperature window of 200 K < T < TM-I, however, an inhomogeneous distribution of (dI/dV)v=(0) has been observed. This result gives evidence for phase separation in the transition region in this compound.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Publisher:	IEEE
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Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	07 Jun 2010 07:18
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:59
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/26782

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