Absence of Colossal Magnetoresistance in the Oxypnictide PrMnAsO0.95F0.05

Eve J Wildman, Falak Sher, Abbie McLaughlin

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Abstract

We have recently reported a new mechanism of colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) in electron doped manganese oxypnictides NdMnAsO1–xFx. Magnetoresistances of up to −95% at 3 K have been observed. Here we show that upon replacing Nd for Pr, the CMR is surprisingly no longer present. Instead a sizable negative magnetoresistance is observed for PrMnAsO0.95F0.05 below 35 K (MR7T (12 K) = −13.4% for PrMnAsO0.95F0.05). A detailed neutron and synchrotron X-ray diffraction study of PrMnAsO0.95F0.05 has been performed, which shows that a structural transition, Ts, occurs at 35 K from tetragonal P4/nmm to orthorhombic Pmmn symmetry. The structural transition is driven by the Pr 4f electrons degrees of freedom. The sizable −MR observed below the transition most likely arises due to a reduction in magnetic and/or multipolar scattering upon application of a magnetic field.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2536-2542
Number of pages7
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume54
Issue number6
Early online date25 Feb 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This research is supported by the EPSRC (Research Grant EP/ L002493/1). We also acknowledge STFC-GB for provision of beamtime at ILL and ESRF.

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