Control of the colossal magnetoresistance by strain effect in Nd${}_{0.5}$Ca${}_{0.5}$MnO${}_3$ thin films

E. Rauwel-Buzin, W. Prellier, Ch. Simon +5

Thin films of Nd${}_{0.5}$Ca${}_{0.5}$MnO${}_3$ manganites with colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) properties have been synthesized by the Pulsed Laser Deposition technique on (100)-SrTi…