The effect of phase separation on the temperature dependent magnetoresistance in perovskite oxide heterojunction

The interesting behavior of the magnetoresistance at various temperatures for the heterojunction of La0.9Sr0.1MnO3∕SrNb0.01Ti0.99O3 is well explained based on the phase separation scenario. The good agreement between the theoretical and experimental results reveals that the mechanism for the variation in magnetoresistance with temperature and with the magnetic field is the competition between the positive magnetoresistance in the paramagnetic phase caused by the interface effect of the La0.9Sr0.1MnO3∕SrNb0.01Ti0.99O3 p-n heterojunction and the negative magnetoresistance in the ferromagnetic phase of the La0.9Sr0.1MnO3 film, respectively.