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Anisotropic pinned/biased magnetization in superlattices
The exchange coupling at the interfaces of magnetic superlattices consisting
of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic grown on (001)
oriented is studied with in-plane and out-of-plane orientations, with
respect to the substrate plane, of the cooling magnetic field. The
magnetization of the in-plane, field cooled hysteresis loop is lower than the
corresponding in-plane zero-field-cooled hysteresis loop. The out-of-plane
field cooled hysteresis loop is shifted, from the origin, along the graphical
magnetization axis. We attribute this irreversible rotation of the moment to
the pinning/biasing of spin in the layer in the vicinity of
interfaces by the antiferromagnetic layer.Comment: To be published in Eur. Jour. Phys. B for a topical issue on "new
trends in magnetic exchange bias phenomena
Effect of strain on the electrical transport and magnetization of the epitaxial Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3/La0.5Ca0.5MnO3/ Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3 trilayer structures
Epitaxial trilayer structures consisting of two antifferomagnetic
charge/orbital order insulators Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3 (PCMO) and La0.5Ca0.5MnO3 (LCMO)
are grown on (001)-oriented SrTiO3 and LaAlO3 substrates. In this trilayer
series, a thin film of LCMO with various thicknesses is sandwiched between the
two fixed thicknesses of PCMO. These samples show a Curie temperature with a
hysteretic field dependent magnetization at 10 K, although the individual
compounds are antiferromagnetic. The zero field electronic transport of all
samples on LAO shows thermally activated behavior, while the thermally
activated behavior is suppressed and a metal-like transport is appearing for
the samples on STO as the LCMO layer thickness increases above 10 unit cell. We
have discussed these magnetic and transport properties of the trilayer
structures on STO and LAO by the interfacial effect due to the stabilized CO
state and the vibration mode of Jahn-Teller distortion.Comment: To be pubslised in Phys. Rev.
Direct observation of pinned/biased moments in magnetic superlattices
We report the \QTR{it}{pinned/biased} \QTR{it}{moment} in the superlattices
consisting of ferromagnetic (FM) SrRuO and antiferromgnetic (AFM)
SrMnO. This superlattice system shows anisotropy and oriented
pinning/biasing in the field-cooled (FC) hysteresis loop. The in-plane
cooling-field provides antiferromagnetic orientations while out-of-plane
cooling-field provides ferromagnetic orientations to the pinned/biased moments.
The spacer layer thickness, strength and orientation of magnetic field, cooling
field, and driving current influence the pinning strength. We propose that the
magnetic structure is a repetition of ()/ unit below a
critical field to explain its magnetic and transport properties. The transport
behavior is discussed using the spin-dependent conduction.Comment: to be published in Physical Review
Electronic structure and optical band gap of CoFe2O4 thin films
Electronic structure and optical band gap of CoFe2O4 thin films grown on
(001) oriented LaAlO3 have been investigated. Surprisingly, these films show
additional Raman modes at room temperature as compared to a bulk spinel
structure. The splitting of Raman modes is explained by considering the
short-range ordering of Co and Fe cations in octahedral site of spinel
structure. In addition, an expansion of band-gap is observed with the reduction
of film thickness, which is explained by the quantum size effect and misfit
dislocation. Such results provide interesting insights for the growth of spinel
phases.Comment: 15 pages, 5 figures, and 1 table; Accepted and to be
published/appeared in APL soo
Exchange coupling induced antiferromagnetic-ferromagnetic transition in superlattices
Superlattices built from two antiferromagnetic (AFM) charge/orbital order
compounds, and , have been
studied as the thickness of () varied. High
structural quality thin films were obtained on substrates using the
pulsed laser deposition technique. An antiferromagnetic-to-ferromagnetic
transition, in addition to an enhancement of the coercivity, are observed as
the layer thickness increases. The small shift in the origin of the
field-cooled hysteresis loop along the field axis indicates the presence of
ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic phases in the superlattices. We attribute
these features to the AFM spin fluctuations at the
interfaces resulting from the
strain effects.Comment: To be published in Phys. Rev.
Current-induced metallic behavior in PrCaMnO thin films: competition between Joule heating and nonlinear conduction mechanism
Thin films of Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3 manganites exhibiting charge/orbital-ordered
properties with colossal magnetoresistance have been synthesized by the pulsed
laser deposition technique on both (100)-SrTiO3 and (100)-LaAlO3 substrates.
The effects of current-induced metallic-behavior of the films are investigated
as a function of the temperature and the magnetic field. Calculations based on
a heat transfer model across the substrate, and our resistivity measurements
reveal effects of Joule heating on charge transport over certain ranges of
temperatures and magnetic fields. Our results also indicate that a nonlinear
conduction, which cannot be explained by homogeneous Joule heating of the film,
is observed when the material is less resistive (10-2 W.cm). The origin of this
behavior is explained with a model based on local thermal instabilities
associated with phase-separation mechanism and a change in the long range
charge-ordered state.Comment: To be published in Phys. Rev.
Raman spectra and Magnetization of all-ferromagnetic superlattices grown on (110) oriented SrTiO3
Superlattices consist of two ferromagnets La0.7Sr0.3MnO3(LSMO)and SrRuO3(SRO)
were grown in (110)-orientation on SrTiO3(STO) substrates. The x-ray
diffraction and Raman spectra of these superlattices show the presence of
in-plane compressive strain and orthorhombic structure of less than 4 u.c.
thick LSMO spacer,respectively. Magnetic measurements reveal several features
including reduced magnetization, enhanced coercivity, antiferromagnetic
coupling, and switching from antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic coupling with
magnetic field orientations. These magnetic properties are explained by the
observed orthorhombic structure of spacer LSMO in Raman scattering which occurs
due to the modification in the stereochemistry of Mn at the interfaces of SRO
and LSMO
A study on the safety and tolerability of mycophenolate mofetil in patients with connective tissue disease
Background: Connective tissue disorders (CTD) are mostly due to inflammatory and fibrotic tissue injury. Glucocorticoids and immunomodulators though useful but are toxic. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is now being used successfully in many autoimmune diseases, but the safety of MMF in CTD patients is yet to be conclusively established.Methods: The study was a retrospective record based observational one in patients of CTD satisfying the predetermined inclusion criteria. Various safety parameters were noted down from the observed records and analysed accordingly.Results: The 120 case records of CTD patients were analysed for a specific set of safety parameters over the preceding one year. Diarrhoeal attacks were the most commonly encountered side effect (38.3%) of long term patients who were on mycophenolate therapy followed by infection.Conclusions: Mycophenolate was found to be generally well tolerated in CTD patients with few reports of adverse events, but larger clinical trials are needed to conclusively establish its safety
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