TY - JOUR
T1 - Competing electronic orders in anisotropically strained ( Pr0.6 Ca0.4 )1-x ( La0.6 Sr0.4 ) x MnO3 thin films
AU - Lee, J. S.
AU - Nakamura, M.
AU - Okuyama, D.
AU - Kumai, R.
AU - Arima, T.
AU - Kawasaki, M.
AU - Tokura, Y.
PY - 2010/8/31
Y1 - 2010/8/31
N2 - We have explored the competing phases in the anisotropically strained manganese oxide with use of a composition-spread thin film where two contrastive ground states, i.e., ferromagnetic metal and charge/orbital-ordered insulator, are designed to compete with a continuous variation in the chemical composition. Taking advantage of a systematic inspection of the phase evolutions, we have confirmed that competing electronic orders could be realized in thin-film form. In particular, we found a possibly one-dimensional orbital-ordered insulating state near the metal-insulator phase boundary which can be disturbed by a relatively low magnetic field.
AB - We have explored the competing phases in the anisotropically strained manganese oxide with use of a composition-spread thin film where two contrastive ground states, i.e., ferromagnetic metal and charge/orbital-ordered insulator, are designed to compete with a continuous variation in the chemical composition. Taking advantage of a systematic inspection of the phase evolutions, we have confirmed that competing electronic orders could be realized in thin-film form. In particular, we found a possibly one-dimensional orbital-ordered insulating state near the metal-insulator phase boundary which can be disturbed by a relatively low magnetic field.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.052406
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.052406
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77957293082
VL - 82
JO - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
JF - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
SN - 0163-1829
IS - 5
M1 - 052406
ER -