中国物理B ›› 2011, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (9): 97202-097202.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/20/9/097202

• CONDENSED MATTER: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

Transport properties and magnetoresistance in La0.8Te0.2MnO3/ZrO2 composites

王建元, 翟薇, 金克新, 陈长乐   

  1. School of science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
  • 收稿日期:2011-01-29 修回日期:2011-05-11 出版日期:2011-09-15 发布日期:2011-09-15

Transport properties and magnetoresistance in La0.8Te0.2MnO3/ZrO2 composites

Wang Jian-Yuan(王建元), Zhai Wei(翟薇), Jin Ke-Xin(金克新), and Chen Chang-Le(陈长乐)   

  1. School of science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
  • Received:2011-01-29 Revised:2011-05-11 Online:2011-09-15 Published:2011-09-15

摘要: The transport properties and magnetoresistance of electron-doped manganate / insulator composites (La0.8Te0.2MnO3)1 - x/(ZrO2)x (x=0, 0.3, and 0.5) are investigated. It is found that the metal-insulator transition temperature of this system shifts to a lower value as the ZrO2 content increases. The introduction of ZrO2 enhances both the domain scattering and electron relative scattering in the metal transport region. In the adiabatic small polaron hopping transport region, the thermal activation energy seems invariable regardless of the ZrO2 content. The application of a magnetic field promotes the charge transportation capabilities of the composites, and the magnetoresistance is enhanced with an increase of the ZrO2 content. This could be attributed to the more remarkable modification effect of magnetic field on ordering degree in the composites than in pure La0.8Te0.2MnO3.

Abstract: The transport properties and magnetoresistance of electron-doped manganate / insulator composites (La0.8Te0.2MnO3)1 - x/(ZrO2)x (x=0, 0.3, and 0.5) are investigated. It is found that the metal-insulator transition temperature of this system shifts to a lower value as the ZrO2 content increases. The introduction of ZrO2 enhances both the domain scattering and electron relative scattering in the metal transport region. In the adiabatic small polaron hopping transport region, the thermal activation energy seems invariable regardless of the ZrO2 content. The application of a magnetic field promotes the charge transportation capabilities of the composites, and the magnetoresistance is enhanced with an increase of the ZrO2 content. This could be attributed to the more remarkable modification effect of magnetic field on ordering degree in the composites than in pure La0.8Te0.2MnO3.

Key words: manganate, composite, transport property, magnetoresistance

中图分类号:  (Conductivity phenomena in semiconductors and insulators)

  • 72.20.-i
72.60.+g (Mixed conductivity and conductivity transitions)