TY - JOUR KW - Thin films KW - Perovskite KW - Oxides KW - Manganese compounds KW - Epitaxial growth KW - Superlattices KW - Magnetic field effects KW - Magnetic films KW - Electric conductivity measurement KW - Epitaxial magnetoresistive films KW - Giant magnetoresistance increase KW - Laser-ablated oxide films KW - Manganese oxide magnetic films KW - Perovskite magnetic films KW - Superlattice magnetic films AU - S Jin AU - T.H Tiefel AU - M McCormack AU - R.A Fastnacht AU - Ramamoorthy Ramesh AU - L.H Chen AB - A negative isotropic magnetoresistance effect more than three orders of magnitude larger than the typical giant magnetoresistance of some superlattice films has been observed in thin oxide films of perovskite-like La 0.67Ca0.33MnOx. Epitaxial films that are grown on LaAlO3 substrates by laser ablation and suitably heat treated exhibit magnetoresistance values as high as 127,000 percent near 77 kelvin and ∼1300 percent near room temperature. Such a phenomenon could be useful for various magnetic and electric device applications if the observed effects of material processing are optimized. Possible mechanisms for the observed effect are discussed. BT - Science DO - 10.1126/science.264.5157.413 LA - eng M1 - 5157 N1 - cited By 4504 N2 - A negative isotropic magnetoresistance effect more than three orders of magnitude larger than the typical giant magnetoresistance of some superlattice films has been observed in thin oxide films of perovskite-like La 0.67Ca0.33MnOx. Epitaxial films that are grown on LaAlO3 substrates by laser ablation and suitably heat treated exhibit magnetoresistance values as high as 127,000 percent near 77 kelvin and ∼1300 percent near room temperature. Such a phenomenon could be useful for various magnetic and electric device applications if the observed effects of material processing are optimized. Possible mechanisms for the observed effect are discussed. PY - 1994 SP - 413 EP - 415 T2 - Science TI - Thousandfold change in resistivity in magnetoresistive La-Ca-Mn-O films VL - 264 SN - 00368075 ER -