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Effect of Ultrafast Thermal Quenching on the Transport and Magnetotransport Properties of Nd0.67Sr0.33MnO3

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We report on the results of ultrafast quenching of Nd1−x Sr x MnO3 (x=0.33) from 1200 °C down to −196 °C in a fraction of a second, at ambient pressure. Transport measurements showed a 27 K shift in the metal-insulator transition (MIT) temperature of the quenched sample compared to the as-grown sample. We found that ultrafast quenching significantly widens the temperature range of the magnetoresistance (MR) from few degrees to over 200 K. These changes are attributed to induced stress and change in grain size, which X-Ray analysis and SEM measurement have confirmed. X-Ray measurements confirms the presence of single phase in both the slowly-cooled and ultrafast-cooled samples.

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This work was supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research at KFUPM under grant number JF101014. We would like to thank Professor N. Tabet for facilitating access and use of facilities at the surface science lab. We would like also to thank Dr. N. Maalej and Dr. A. Al-Jalal for their help in getting the GPIB controller and computer station.

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    A. I. Mansour, K. H. Ziq & A. F. Salem

  2. Department of Mathematics and Physics, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon

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Mansour, A.I., Ziq, K.H., Salem, A.F. et al. Effect of Ultrafast Thermal Quenching on the Transport and Magnetotransport Properties of Nd0.67Sr0.33MnO3 . J Supercond Nov Magn 27, 183–186 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-013-2236-y

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