Pulsed versus DC I-V characteristics of resistive manganites
arXiv:cond-mat/0604049 · doi:10.1063/1.2194316
Abstract
We report on pulsed and DC I-V characteristics of polycrystalline samples of three charge-ordered manganites, Pr_{2/3}Ca_{1/3}MnO_3, Pr_{1/2}Ca_{1/2}MnO_3, Bi_{1/2}Sr_{1/2}MnO_3 and of a double-perovskite Sr_2MnReO_6, in a temperature range where their ohmic resistivity obeys the Efros-Shklovskii variable range hopping relation. For all samples, the DC I(V) exhibits at high currents negative differential resistance and hysteresis, which mask a perfectly ohmic or a moderately nonohmic conductivity obtained by pulsed measurements. This demonstrates that the widely used DC I-V measurements are usually misleading.
6 pages, 4 figures. Accepted for publication to APL
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