Colossal magnetocapacitance and scale-invariant dielectric response in phase-separated manganites

Nature Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 551-555

  Rairigh, Ryan P ^a   Singh Bhalla, Guneeta ^a   Tongay, Sefaatin ^a   Dhakal, Tara ^a   Biswas, Amlan ^a   Hebard, Arthur F ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; MANGANITES; METAL INSULATOR TRANSITION; OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS; PHASE SEPARATION; RARE EARTHS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

ANISOTROPIC TRANSPORT; COLOSSAL MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT; INSULATOR-METAL TRANSITION; MIXED-VALENCE MANGANITE; SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATIONS; STRONGLY CORRELATED ELECTRONS; TERMINAL ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS; UNCONVENTIONAL ARRANGEMENT;

COLOSSAL MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 34547630468     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys626     Document Type: Article

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