601. Tuning the phase separation in La0.325Pr0.3Ca0.375MnO3 using the electric double-layer field effect.
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Cui Li-Min, Li Jie, Zhang Yu, Zhao Lu, Deng Hui, Huang Ke-Qiang, Li He-Kang, and Zheng Dong-Ning
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LANTHANUM compounds , *CALCIUM compounds , *ELECTRIC properties of thin films , *PHASE separation , *ELECTRIC double layer , *MICROMETERS - Abstract
Electric double-layer field effect experiments were performed on ultrathin films of La0.325Pr0.3Ca0.375MnO3, which is noted for its micrometer-scale phase separation. A clear change of resistance up to 220% was observed and the characteristic metal—insulator transition temperature TP was also shifted. The changes of both the resistance and TP suggest that the electric field induced not only tuning of the carrier density but also rebalancing of the phase separation states. The change of the charge-ordered insulating phase fraction was estimated to be temperature dependent, and a maximum of 16% was achieved in the phase separation regime. This tuning effect was partially irreversible, which might be due to an oxygen vacancy migration that is driven by the huge applied electric field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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