Abstract
The effect of grain boundaries on magnetoresistance (MR) of manganites have been investigated by the comparative analysis of the properties of single-crystal and polycrystalline (La0.5Eu0.5)0.7Pb0.3MnO3. While MR of the single crystal is maximum near the Curie temperature and vanishes in the low-temperature region, the polycrystalline (La0.5Eu0.5)0.7Pb0.3MnO3 sample exhibits high MR in the low-temperature region. In order to clarify the origin of the low-temperature MR, the transport and magnetic properties of the polycrystalline (La0.5Eu0.5)0.7Pb0.3MnO3 in magnetic fields have been supplemented by study of magnetic properties and specific heat measurements. The results obtained could be attributed to spin-dependent tunneling between ferromagnetic grains through insulating antiferromagnetic grain boundaries.
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