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Growth mechanism and transport properties of thin La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 films

F. MartinW. WesterburgGerhard JakobH. Adrian

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Materials scienceMagnetoresistanceCondensed matter physicsHall effectSputteringCharge carrierGiant magnetoresistanceSubstrate (electronics)Thin filmCondensed Matter PhysicsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsMagnetic field

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Abstract We prepared thin films of La 0.67 Ca 0.33 MnO 3 on different substrates with DC sputtering. The measured transport and magnetic properties could be explained by a lattice mismatch induced by the substrate. Hall effect measurements showed a holelike charge carrier density n * h = 1.3 per unit cell below T C . The magnetoresistance results from an increase of the mobility of the charge carriers in magnetic field.

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-8853(98)00859-2