Strong gravitational field causes the displacement or/and sedimentation of atoms in solids, by which we can changes the crystalline state or/and composition in multicomponent condensed matter. Perovskite-type doped manganite, La1-xSrxMnO3(LSMO) has unique magnetoresistance effect which is called “colossal magnetoresistance (CMR)”. In this study, the strong gravity experiment (0.40x106G, 400°C, 20h) was performed on the LSMO oriented crystal to examine the change in composition or structure. The LSMO crystal whose growing crystal direction is normal to (214) plane was prepared by the floating zone method. The EPMA and XRD results of the gravity sample revealed that the La compositions decrease in the crystal grain, while the structure did not change much. The SQUID analysis showed that the magnetic property of the gravity sample had changed.
Magnetic properties and colossal magnetoresistance effect in perovskite-type manganite Ca(Mn2Cu1)Mn4O12