Klizni valovi spinske gustoce: proučavanje strujnog šuma, ovisnosti o magnetskom polju i Hallovog otpora

We have studied the current-voltage characteristics of the (TMTSF)2PF6 in the spin density state (SDW), and in zero and finite external magnetic field. For the oscillating part of the nonlinear voltage response to the applied DC electric field, the fundamental frequency distribution (as a function of this field) and a nonlinear relation between the frequency and the SDW current reveal the growth of parallel conduction channels characterized by lower velocities and larger cross-sections. The number of fundamental frequencies, their amplitude and the level of low-frequency noise as well as the depinning behaviour provide a consistent indication of the sample inhomogeneities and associated local field variations, and might be well understood within the framework of the phase slippage model. The increase of the threshold electric field with the applied magnetic filed can be explained by the Bjeli-Maki theory, if the imperfect nesting is taken into account. Finally, the electric-field dependence of the Hall resistivity is consistent with the sliding mechanism of the SDW conduction.Proučavali smo karakteristike napon – struja materijala (TMTSF)2PF6 u stanju valova spinske gustoće (SDW). Za oscilatorni dio nelinearnog naponskog odziva na istosmjerno električno polje, osnovna frekventna raspodjela (kao funkcija tog polja) i nelinearan odnos frekvencije i SDW struje pokazuju rast usporednih kanala vođenja označenih manjim brzinama i većim udarnim presjecima. Broj osnovnih frekvencija, njihove amplitude i razina niskofrekventnog šuma, kao i otkočno ponašanje sustavno pokazuju na nehomogenosti uzorka i pridružene varijacije lokalnog polja, i mogu se shvatiti u okviru modela klizne faze. Rast praga električnog polja s magnetskim poljem može se protumačiti Bjeliš-Makijevom teorijom, ako se uzme u obzir ugniježdenje. Konačno, nalazimo da je ovisnost Hallovog otpora o električnom polju u skladu s kliznim mehanizmom SDW vođenja struje

Colossal dielectric constants in transition-metal oxides

Many transition-metal oxides show very large ("colossal") magnitudes of the dielectric constant and thus have immense potential for applications in modern microelectronics and for the development of new capacitance-based energy-storage devices. In the present work, we thoroughly discuss the mechanisms that can lead to colossal values of the dielectric constant, especially emphasising effects generated by external and internal interfaces, including electronic phase separation. In addition, we provide a detailed overview and discussion of the dielectric properties of CaCu3Ti4O12 and related systems, which is today's most investigated material with colossal dielectric constant. Also a variety of further transition-metal oxides with large dielectric constants are treated in detail, among them the system La2-xSrxNiO4 where electronic phase separation may play a role in the generation of a colossal dielectric constant.Comment: 31 pages, 18 figures, submitted to Eur. Phys. J. for publication in the Special Topics volume "Cooperative Phenomena in Solids: Metal-Insulator Transitions and Ordering of Microscopic Degrees of Freedom

Granular superconductivity and magnetic-field-driven recovery of macroscopic coherence in a cuprate/manganite multilayer

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We studied the structural, magnetic and electronic properties of ${\rm SrFeO}_{3-\delta}$ (SFO) thin films and ${\rm SrFeO}_{3-\delta}$ /${\rm La}_{2/3}$ ${\rm Ca}_{1/3}$ MnO3 (LCMO) superlattices that have been grown with pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on ${\rm La}_{0.3}$ ${\rm Sr}_{0.7}$ ${\rm Al}_{0.65}$ ${\rm Ta}_{0.35}$ ${\rm O}_{3}$ (LSAT) substrates. X-ray reflectometry and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) confirm the high structural quality of the films and flat and atomically sharp interfaces of the superlattices. The STEM data also reveal a difference in the interfacial layer stacking with a SrO layer at the LCMO/SFO and a LaO layer at the SFO/LCMO interfaces along the PLD growth direction. The x-ray diffraction (XRD) data suggest that the as grown SFO films and SFO/LCMO superlattices have an oxygen-deficient ${\rm SrFeO}_{3-\delta}$ structure with I4/ mmm space group symmetry ($\delta\leqslant 0.2$ ). Subsequent ozone annealed SFO films are consistent with an almost oxygen stoichiometric structure ($\delta \approx 0$ ). The electronic and magnetic properties of these SFO films are similar to the ones of corresponding single crystals. In particular, the as grown ${\rm SrFeO}_{3-\delta}$ films are insulating whereas the ozone annealed films are metallic. The magneto-resistance effects of the as grown SFO films have a similar magnitude as in the single crystals, but extend over a much wider temperature range. Last but not least, for the SFO/LCMO superlattices we observe a rather large exchange bias effect that varies as a function of the cooling field