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Study of doping effect, phase separation and heterojunction in CMR manganites

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Mixed-valence manganites have attracted considerable research focus in recent years not only because of the potential application of colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) in magnetic devices, but also because of many intriguing physical properties observed in these materials. Doping elements at A-site can alter the filling of 3d Mn band and the tolerance factor. Therefore the hole- and electron-doped CMR manganites exhibit a rich phase diagram. In addition, more theoretical and experimental results suggest that phase separation is a critical factor for the understanding of CMR phenomena. Recently, there is an increasing interest in the fabrication and investigation on manganite-based heterojunction, which demonstrated excellent rectifying property, large MR, and photovoltaic effect.

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Yang, J., Sun, Y. Study of doping effect, phase separation and heterojunction in CMR manganites. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 56, 85–98 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-012-4964-6

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