Nikesh A. Shah

Studies on Monovalent Doped Mixed Valent Microstructral Manganites Nikesh A. Shah

Mixed valence manganites with the perovskite structure have been studied for almost 50 years. The system offers a degree of chemical flexibility which permits the relation between the oxides structure, electronic and magnetic properties to be examined in a systematic way. Mixed valent functional oxides have been recently receiving increasing attention due to their potential for practical applications, such as non-volatile memory devices, magnetic tunnel junctions, switching devices, p-n junctions, capacitors, etc. Monovalent doped lanthanum manganites, possess relatively high TP and TC as well as large MR values near room temperature, which is useful for practical applications.