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Crossover from magnetostatic to exchange coupling in La0.67Ca0.33MnO3/YBa2Cu3O7/La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 heterostructures
The influence of YBa2Cu3O4 (YBCO) superconductor layer (S-layer) with varying
thickness d-YBCO = 20 to 50 nm on the magnetic coupling between two
La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 (LCMO) ferromagnet layers (F-layer, thickness d-LCMO = 50 nm)
in F/S/F heterostructures (HSs) was investigated by measuring global
magnetization (M) in a temperature (T) range = 2 - 300 K and magnetic field (H)
range = 0 - 10 kOe. All the HSs were superconducting with critical temperature
(Tc) decreasing from = 78 to 36 K with decrease in d-YBCO, whereas the
ferromagnetic ordering temperature Tm = 250 K did not change much.
Systematically measured M-H loops of all HSs at both T > Tc and T < Tc show
three main results- (a) the two step magnetic reversal above Tc converts into a
four step reversal below Tc in HSs with d-YBCO >= 30 nm, (b) the magnetic field
corresponding to the additional two switching steps and their magnitude show
characteristic evolution with T and d-YBCO and (c) the HS with d-YBCO = 20 nm
shows radically different behaviour, where the two step magnetic reversal above
Tc continues to persist below Tc and converts into a single step reversal at T
<< Tc. The first two results indicate magnetostatic coupling between the
magnetic domains and the vortices across the two F/S interfaces resulting in
reversal dynamics different from that deep within the LCMO layers. Whereas, the
result c reveals indirect exchange coupling between LCMO layers through the
superconducting YBCO layer, which is a clear experimental evidence of
coexistence of ferromagnetism and superconductivity in nm scale F/S/F HSs
expected theoretically by C.A.R. Sa de Melo (Physica C 387, 17-25 (2003)).Comment: 23 pages, 7 figures, accepted in JPC
Strain induced magnetic domain evolution and spin re-orientation transition in epitaxial manganite films
The evolution of magnetic domain structure in epitaxial
LaCaMnO films on (001) NdGaO is monitored as a
function of temperature and magnetic field using Magnetic Force Microscopy. We
see two distinct regions of magnetic orientational order; one in-plane
displaying contrast-less image and the other tilted away from the film plane
forming a distinct stripe pattern. A strong domain splitting is observed at the
boundary of two regions, which is resilient to reorientation with temperature
and magnetic field. We propose a model magnetic free energy functional to
explain the mechanism of domain splitting seen in manganite films
Electronic reconstruction and enhanced superconductivity at LaNdSrCuO/LaSrCuO bilayer interface
We report enhanced superconductivity in bilayer thin films consisting of
superconducting LaNdSrCuO with 0.06
0.20 and metallic but non-superconducting LaSrCuO.
These bilayers show a maximum increase in superconducting transition
temperature () of more than 200% for = 0.06 while no change in
is observed for the bilayers with 0.20. The analysis of the critical
current and kinetic inductance data suggests 2-3 unit cells thick interfacial
layer electronically perturbed to have a higher . A simple charge transfer
model with cation intermixing explains the observed in bilayers. Still
the unusually large thickness of interfacial superconducting layers can not be
explained in terms of this model. We believe the stripe relaxation as well as
the proximity effect also influence the superconductivity of the interface
Effect of spacings and fertilizers on growth, yield and physical fruit quality of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) cultivars
The effect of spacings and fertilizers on growth, yield and fruit quality (physical) of chilli (Capsicum annuwn) cultivars was studied at Bikaner (Rajasthan, India). The cultivar Local Desi recorded significantly higher plant height, dry weight per plant, weight and volume per fruit. However, cultivar NP 46 prodnced maximum number of fruits per plant, fruit yield per plant and fruit yield per hectare. Application of 100 kg N in combination with 25 kg P and 50 kg K per ha recorded highest fruits per plant. Maximum plant height, fresh weight and dry weight per plant, number of fruits and yield of fruits per plant were recorded in the widest spacing (55 cm x 55 cm); closest spacing (25 cm x 25 cm) produced highest fruit yield per hectare. The quality offruits was affected by spacings. Interaction effect of spacings, fertilizers and cultivars was non significant to affect growth, yield and fruit quality attributes.
 
Effect of spacings and fertilizers on growth, yield and physical fruit quality of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) cultivars
The effect of spacings and fertilizers on growth, yield and fruit quality (physical) of chilli (Capsicum annuwn) cultivars was studied at Bikaner (Rajasthan, India). The cultivar Local Desi recorded significantly higher plant height, dry weight per plant, weight and volume per fruit. However, cultivar NP 46 prodnced maximum number of fruits per plant, fruit yield per plant and fruit yield per hectare. Application of 100 kg N in combination with 25 kg P and 50 kg K per ha recorded highest fruits per plant. Maximum plant height, fresh weight and dry weight per plant, number of fruits and yield of fruits per plant were recorded in the widest spacing (55 cm x 55 cm); closest spacing (25 cm x 25 cm) produced highest fruit yield per hectare. The quality offruits was affected by spacings. Interaction effect of spacings, fertilizers and cultivars was non significant to affect growth, yield and fruit quality attributes.
 
Magnetization dynamics in La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 epitaxial films probed with resonant and non-resonant microwave absorption
Temperature (T) dependent microwave absorption measurements are performed on La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 (LCMO) epitaxial thin films of thickness 100 and 200 nm in an electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer operating in X-band. The resonant absorption peak is monitored for out-of-plane (H-perpendicular to) and in-plane (H-parallel to) dc magnetic field (H) as the system goes through magnetic ordering. These data suggest a resilient transformation to the ferromagnetic (FM) phase in the vicinity of the Curie temperature (T-C), indicative of a phase separation, which is dominant in the thinner film. The saturation magnetization is calculated from SQUID magnetometry on the same film. A pronounced zero-field absorption is seen in H-parallel to geometry displaying anomalous growth in 100 nm film at T < T-C. This feature is correlated with the magneto-conductivity of the manganite which is colossal in the vicinity of TC in the well-ordered film of thickness 200 nm. Signature of standing spin wave modes is seen in H-perpendicular to measurements which are analyzed to calculate the spin wave stiffness constant D(T) in the limit of zero temperature. The same is also inferred from the decay of equilibrium magnetization in the framework of Bloch law. These studies reveal that a bulk like LCMO is obtained in the fully relaxed thicker films
Protected superconductivity at the boundaries of charge-density-wave domains
Solid 4He may acquire superfluid characteristics due to the frustration of the solid phase at grain boundaries. Here, introducing a negative-U generalized Hubbard model and a coarse-grained semiclassical pseudospin model, we show that an analogous effect occurs in systems with competition among charge-density-waves (CDW) and superconductivity in the presence of disorder, as cuprate or dichalcogenide superconductors. The CDW breaks apart in domains with topologically protected filamentary superconductivity at the interfaces. Our transport measurements, carried out in underdoped La2-x Sr x CuO4, with the magnetic field acting as a control parameter, are shown to be in excellent agreement with our theoretical prediction. Assuming superconductivity and CDW phases have similar energies, at intermediate temperatures, the magnetic field drives the system from a fluctuating superconductor to a CDW as expected in the clean limit. Lowering the temperature, the expected clean quantum critical point is avoided and a filamentary phase appears, analogous to 'glassy' supersolid phenomena in 4He. The transition line ends at a second quantum critical point at high-fields. Within our scenario, the filamentary superconducting phase is parasitic with CDW and bulk superconducting phases playing the role of primary competing order parameters
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