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Observation of low field magnetoresistance in the layered manganite Sr1.6Sm1.4Mn2O7

  • N. H. Hur
  • , E. O. Chi
  • , Y. U. Kwon
  • , J. Yu
  • , J. T. Kim
  • , Y. K. Park
  • , J. C. Park
  • Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
  • Sungkyunkwan University
  • Sogang University

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Abstract

The structural, transport, and magnetic properties of the naturally layered manganese oxide, Sr1.6Sm1.4Mn2O7 (Sm-327), which consists of two [MnO2] bi-layers intertwined with a rock-salt type layer of [(Sr,Sm)2O2] have been investigated. Both a sharp metal-insulator (M-I) transition and an antiferromagnetic transition were found to occur simultaneously at about 118 K. Even in the absence of ferromagnetic ordering the resistance is suppressed remarkably upon applying a magnetic field. These results suggest that the M-I transition and colossal magnetoresistance behavior observed in Sm-327 are not driven mainly by the double exchange mechanism but ascribed rather to the canted antiferromagnetic spin configurations of [MnO2] bi-layers, which eventually leads to the field-induced ferromagnetic ordering.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)61-65
Number of pages5
JournalSolid State Communications
Volume112
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Sep 1999

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