Extreme tensile strain states in La 0.7 Ca 0.3 MnO 3 membranes

Abstract

Perovskite manganites, such as La 0.7 Ca 0.3 MnO 3 , have complex phase diagrams with many competing states. Among the knobs that can be used to control their properties are magnetic field and strain. Hong et al. placed membranes of La 0.7 Ca 0.3 MnO 3 on a flexible polymer layer (see the Perspective by Beekman). Stretching the flexible layer resulted in large strains of up to 8% on the membrane. By varying the magnitude and direction of the strain, the researchers were able to explore the phase diagram of the system and influence its magnetic and transport properties.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 03, 2020
Source ID
10.1126/science.aax9753

Entities

People

  • Arturas Vailionis
  • Bai Yang Wang
  • Di Lu
  • Harold Y. Hwang
  • James M. Rondinelli
  • Manish Verma
  • Mingqiang Gu
  • Rossitza Pentcheva
  • Seung Sae Hong
  • Varun Harbola
  • Yasuyuki Hikita

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Army Research Office
  • Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
  • Kaunas University of Technology
  • Northwestern University
  • Southern University of Science and Technology
  • Stanford University
  • United States Department of Energy
  • University of California
  • University of Duisburg-Essen

Tags

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology