Softening of the first-order magnetic phase transition and magnetotransport properties of Sm0.55 Sr0.45 MnO3 manganite

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Egilmez, M ^a   Salman, Z ^b,c   Mansour, A I ^a   Chow, K H ^a   Jung, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANGANITES; OXIDE MINERALS;

FIRST ORDERS; LOW FIELDS; MAGNETOTRANSPORT; MAGNETOTRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 56349134071     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3010308     Document Type: Article

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