Magnetism of manganite nanotubes constituted by assembled nanoparticles

J. CURIALE; R. D. SÁNCHEZ; H. E. TROIANI; H. PASTORIZA; RAMOS, C.; P. LEVY; A. G. LEYVA

PHYSICAL REVIEW B - CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS

APS

Año: 2007 vol. 75 p. 2244101 - 2244109

0163-1829

We present the study of the magnetic properties of manganite nanotubes with 800 nm of external diameter and 3-5 μm length. The study includes two ferromagnetic compounds, La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 and La0.67Sr0.33MnO3, and one with ferromagnetic and charge ordered phase coexistence, La0.325Pr0.300Ca0.375MnO3. In this case, the walls are formed by grains and have approximately thickness of 150 nm and the most probable grain size is 70 nm. For the ferromagnetic nanotubes smaller values are observed, between 45 and 60 nm for the thickness and 25 nm for the grain size, respectively. In La0.325Pr0.300Ca0.375MnO3 we observe distinctive features comparing with the ferromagnetic nanotubes. After cooling below T$_C$ the samples at $H=0$, the first magnetization curve shows a gradual growth of the magnetization until reach a maximum value, which depends of H. After this, the material presents expected ferromagnetic hysteresis loops. Also, significant differences between the cooling and warming magnetization processes and large linewidth in the ferromagnetic resonances are observed. These experimental facts are explained in terms of the competition between the charge ordered and the ferromagnetic phases, including strong interaction among these last regions. Observations of dipolar interactions between the magnetic grains are evidenced by isothermal remanent magnetization and direct current demagnetization experiments.