Coexistence of intrinsic and extrinsic magnetoresistance in the double-perovskite Sr2Fe(Mo1−xWx)O6−w system

In a recent study, it was shown that by partially substituting Mo with W in the double-perovskite Sr2FeMoO6−w system, the magnetoresistivity can be enhanced. [K.-I. Kobayashi, T. Okuda, Y. Tomioka, T. Kimura, and Y. Tokura, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 218, 17 (2000).] In order to explain the increase in the magnetoresistivity a series of W-substituted Sr2Fe(Mo1−xWx)O6−w samples with 0⩽x⩽1 was synthesized. Upon increasing the W content, the samples began to exhibit coexistence of paramagnetism and ferrimagnetism at 300 K. Signatures of antiferromagnetic ordering appeared around TN≈50 K for x⩾0.6. In samples with 0.7⩽x⩽0.8 a broad peak was observed in the magnetoresistance data at temperatures corresponding to the Neel temperature. The peak was found to have its origin in the colossal magnetoresistance effect. The W-substituted samples were partially ferrimagnetic and therefore also exhibited the tunneling-type magnetoresistance, which is characteristic of pure Sr2FeMoO6−w. The coexistence of the two types of mag...