Abstract
The time dependent response of the magnetic and transport properties of Fe-doped phase separated (PS) manganite is reported. The nontrivial coexistence of ferromagnetic (FM) and non-FM regions induces a slow dynamics which leads to time relaxation and cooling rate dependence within the PS regime. This dynamics influences physical properties drastically. On one hand, metalliclike behavior, assumed to be a fingerprint of percolation, can be also observed before the FM phase percolates as a result of dynamical contributions. On the other hand, two novel effects for the manganites are reported, namely, the rejuvenation of the resistivity after aging and a persistent memory of low magnetic fields (), imprinted in the amount of the FM phase.
- Received 29 October 2001
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.137001
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