Grain-Size-Induced Collapse of Variable Range Hopping and Promotion of Ferromagnetism in Manganite La<sub>0.5</sub>Ca<sub>0.5</sub>MnO<sub>3</sub>
Among transition metal oxides, manganites have attracted significant attention because of colossal magnetoresistance (CMR)—a magnetic field-induced metal–insulator transition close to the Curie temperature. CMR is closely related to the ferromagnetic (FM) metallic phase which strongly competes with...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-05-01
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Series: | Crystals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/12/5/724 |