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The Tightness of the Kesten-Stigum Reconstruction Bound of Symmetric Model with Multiple Mutations
It is well known that reconstruction problems, as the interdisciplinary
subject, have been studied in numerous contexts including statistical physics,
information theory and computational biology, to name a few. We consider a
-state symmetric model, with two categories of states in each category,
and 3 transition probabilities: the probability to remain in the same state,
the probability to change states but remain in the same category, and the
probability to change categories. We construct a nonlinear second order
dynamical system based on this model and show that the Kesten-Stigum
reconstruction bound is not tight when .Comment: Accepted, to appear Journal of Statistical Physic
Resistive switching in ultra-thin La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 / SrRuO3 superlattices
Superlattices may play an important role in next generation electronic and
spintronic devices if the key-challenge of the reading and writing data can be
solved. This challenge emerges from the coupling of low dimensional individual
layers with macroscopic world. Here we report the study of the resistive
switching characteristics of a of hybrid structure made out of a superlattice
with ultrathin layers of two ferromagnetic metallic oxides, La0.7Sr0.3MnO3
(LSMO) and SrRuO3 (SRO). Bipolar resistive switching memory effects are
measured on these LSMO/SRO superlattices, and the observed switching is
explainable by ohmic and space charge-limited conduction laws. It is evident
from the endurance characteristics that the on/off memory window of the cell is
greater than 14, which indicates that this cell can reliably distinguish the
stored information between high and low resistance states. The findings may
pave a way to the construction of devices based on nonvolatile resistive memory
effects
Magnetocaloric effect and nature of magnetic transition in nanoscale Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3
Systematic measurements pertinent to the magnetocaloric effect and nature of
magnetic transition around the transition temperature are performed in the 10
nm Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3 nanoparticles (PCMO10) . Maxwell relation is employed to
estimate the change in magnetic entropy. At Curie temperature TC, 83.5 K, the
change in magnetic entropy discloses a typical variation with a value 0.57 J/kg
K, and is found to be magnetic field dependent. From the area under the curve
Delta S vs T, the refrigeration capacity is calculated at TC, 83.5 K and it is
found to be 7.01 J/kg. Arrott plots infer that due to the competition between
the ferromagnetic and anti ferromagnetic interactions, the magnetic phase
transition in PCMO10 is broadly spread over both in temperature as well as in
magnetic field coordinates. Upon tuning the particle size, size distribution,
morphology, and relative fraction of magnetic phases, it may be possible to
enhance the magnetocalorific effect further in PCMO10.Comment: Accepted (Journal of Applied Physics) (In press
Exchange bias and training effects in antiferromagnetically coupled La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 / SrRuO3 superlattices
Exchange bias (EB) and the training effects (TE) in an antiferromagnetically
coupled La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 / SrRuO3 superlattices were studied in the temperature
range 1.8 - 150 K. Strong antiferromagnetic (AFM) interlayer coupling is
evidenced from AC - susceptibility measurements. Below 100 K, vertical
magnetization shifts are present due to the two remanent states corresponding
to the two ferromagnetic (FM) layers at FM and AFM coupling condition. After
field cooling (FC), significant decrease in the exchange bias field (HEB) is
observed when cycling the system through several consecutive hysteresis loops.
Quantitative analysis for the variation of HEB vs. number of field cycles (n)
indicates an excellent agreement between the theory, based on triggered
relaxation phenomena, and our experimental observations. Nevertheless, the
crucial fitting parameter K indicates smooth training effect upon repeated
field cycling, in accordance with our observation.Comment: Accepted Europhysics Letter
Martensite-like transition and spin-glass behavior in nanocrystalline Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3
We report on isothermal pulsed (20 ms) field magnetization, temperature
dependent AC - susceptibility, and the static low magnetic field measurements
carried out on 10 nm sized Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3 nanoparticles (PCMO10). The
saturation field for the magnetization of PCMO10 (~ 250 kOe) is found to be
reduced in comparison with that of bulk PCMO (~300 kOe). With increasing
temperature, the critical magnetic field required to 'melt' the residual
charge-ordered phase decays exponentially while the field transition range
broadens, which is indicative of a Martensite-like transition. The AC -
susceptibility data indicate the presence of a frequency-dependent freezing
temperature, satisfying the conventional Vogel-Fulcher and power laws, pointing
to the existence of a spin-glass-like disordered magnetic phase. The present
results lead to a better understanding of manganite physics and might prove
helpful for practical applications
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