Localized reversible nanoscale phase separation in Pr_0.63Ca_0.37MnO_3 single crystal using a scanning tunneling microscope tip

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dc.creatorKar, Sohini
dc.creatorRaychaudhuri, A. K.
dc.date2007-09-29
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:34:12Z
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dc.descriptionWe report the destabilization of the charge ordered insulating (COI) state in a localized region of Pr_0.63Ca_0.37MnO_3 single crystal by current injection using a scanning tunneling microscope tip. This leads to controlled phase separation and formation of localized metallic nanoislands in the COI matrix which have been detected by local tunneling conductance mapping. The metallic regions thus created persist even after reducing the injected current to lower values. The original conductance state can be restored by injecting a current of similar magnitude but of opposite polarity. We thus achieve reversible nanoscale phase separation that gives rise to the possibility to "write, read, and erase" nanosized conducting regions in an insulating matrix with high spatial resolution.
dc.description8 pages, 4 figures, Appl. Phys. Lett (accepted for publication)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0710.0074
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0710.0074
dc.identifierApplied Physics Letters, vol. 91, 143124 (2007)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1063/1.2794795
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/139353
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.titleLocalized reversible nanoscale phase separation in Pr_0.63Ca_0.37MnO_3 single crystal using a scanning tunneling microscope tip
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