Author/Authors :
Sheng، نويسنده , , Z.G. and Sun، نويسنده , , Y.P. and Zhu، نويسنده , , X.B. and Zhao، نويسنده , , B.C. and Ang، نويسنده , , R. and Song، نويسنده , , W.H. and Dai، نويسنده , , J.M.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
High-quality c -axis-oriented La 2 / 3 Sr 1 / 3 MnO 3 − δ (LSMO) films have been grown directly on Si(001) wafers by DC-magnetron sputtering without prechemical treatment of the substrate surface. The highly-oriented films have flat surface morphology and bean-like grains on the surface. It is suggested that self-assembly growth may be the intrinsic growth mechanism of these c -axis-oriented LSMO films on Si. The magnetic and electrical transport properties are measured and it is found that there exists a large low-field magnetoresistance (LFMR) over a wide temperature range down to 5 K, which is attributed to spin-dependent scattering at grain boundaries in the films.