Exchange bias associated with phase separation in the Nd₂/₃Ca₁/₃MnO₃ manganite

• Veröffentlicht in: Физика низких температур
• Datum: 2014
• Hauptverfasser: Fertman, E., Dolya, S., Desnenko, V., Kajňaková, M., Feher, A.
• Format: Artikel
• Sprache: English
• Veröffentlicht: Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України 2014
• Schlagworte: К восьмидесятилетию антиферромагнетизма ІІ. Эксперимент
• Online Zugang: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/119428
• Назва журналу: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Zitieren: Exchange bias associated with phase separation in the Nd₂/₃Ca₁/₃MnO₃ manganite / E. Fertman, S. Dolya, V. Desnenko, M. Kajňaková, A. Feher // Физика низких температур. — 2014. — Т. 40, № 2. — С. 200-204. — Бібліогр.: 25 назв. — англ.

The exchange bias (EB) phenomenon has been found in Nd₂/₃Ca₁/₃MnO₃ perovskite. The phenomenon manifests itself as a negative horizontal shift of magnetization hysteresis loops. The EB phenomenon is evident of an interface exchange coupling between coexisting antiferromagnetic (AFM) and ferromagnetic (FM) phases and confirms the phase separated state of the compound at low temperatures. The EB effect is found to be strongly dependent on the cooling magnetic field and the temperature, which is associated with the evolution of spontaneous AFM–FM phase separated state of the compound. Analysis of magnetic hysteresis loops has shown that ferromagnetic moment MFM originating from the FM clusters saturates in a relatively low magnetic field about H ∼ 0.4 T. The obtained saturation value MFM (1 T) ∼ 0.45 µB is in a good agreement with our previous neutron diffraction data.