Abstract Recently, the large magneto-resistance effects in epitaxial manganite thin films has interested in the doped manganite perovskite materials for magnetic random access memory (MRAM) and read-head application. The relation between the magneto-resistance and microstructure of the colossal magneto-resistance materials has been evaluated in this study. Different thickness of La0.67Ca0.33Mn03 (LCMO) thin films were grown on (001) MgO and (001) SrTi03 (STO) substrates at growth temperature 750 degree C with RF magnetron sputtering technique, respectively. These substrates provide two different lattice-mismatch conditions for the LCMO films (+9% for MgO and +1% for STO). The crystal structure of LCMO films were characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), the surface morphology of LCMO films were observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM), the interface of microstructure between LCMO films and substrate were studied by transmission electron microscope (TEM), the thickness and chemical composition of LCMO films were determined by Rutherford backscattering spectrometer (RBS), and finally the resistance and I-M transition temperature were evaluated at temperature range from 77K to 300K. The results show that the epitaxial LCMO films with a superlattice structure were obtained on STO substrate and polycrystal structure of LCMO films were on MgO substrate due to larger lattice mismatch.. The transition temperature of magneto-resistance of LCMO thin film is quite sensitive with film thickness. The transition temperature increases with film thickness increased. When the film with thickness excess of 2000A, the transition temperature is nearly same as that of LCMO bulk material.. The existed strain and the microstructure of LCMO films are two important factors related with magnetic resistance and electrical properties of LCMO films.

The aim of the present work was to develop a detailed picture of the electronic and magnetic properties of a number of interesting transition metal compounds. A number of complementary experimental and theoretical techniques have been applied, special emphasis was given to x-ray spectroscopies. The studies led to a number of results, and the following conclusions can be drawn: The influence of the magnetic ground state (high-spin (FeO) vs. low-spin (FeS2)) with respect to the recorded x-ray spectra was investigated. In particular, by performing RXES on the Fe L edge of the two compounds, very different ratios of La / Lβ integrated intensity for excitation energies close to the L2 edge have been observed. This effect has been explained in terms of the magnetic structure of FeO (high spin), which inhibits Coster-Kronig processes. Special attention has been given to the direct investigation of orbital ordering in a three dimensional CMR manganite, namely La7/8Sr1/8MnO3, by means of x-ray linear dichroism (XLD). We obtained, for the first time, rather strong indications that the coherently distorted Jahn-Teller phase in La7/8Sr1/8MnO3 is accompanied by a predominantly cross type (x2-z2) / (y2-z2) orbital ordering. In addition to manganites the double perovskite Sr2FeMoO6 the combined study by means of x-ray spectroscopies, magnetic measurements and theoretical band structure calculations could resolve some points discussed controversially in the literature. Both, paramagnetic measurements as well as core level spectroscopy of the Fe 2p, Fe 3s and the Mo 3d states suggest a mixed iron valence state involving around 30% Fe3+- Mo5+ and 70% Fe2+ - Mo6+ states in highly ordered Sr2FeMoO6. XPS valence band studies reveal that the Fe 3d states are not extremely localized, and we find evidence that charge transfer between Fe 3d and O 2p states plays an essential role.