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Abstract

An electronic (metal-to-insulator) phase transition of the first order, which can be caused by an external magnetic field, was discovered in Nd 1/2 Sr 1/2 MnO 3 . A clear hysteresis was observed during the increase and decrease of an external magnetic field at a fixed temperature. The hysteretic field region was observed to depend critically on temperature and to drastically expand with a decrease of temperature, perhaps as a result of suppression of the effect of thermal fluctuations on the first-order phase transition. Although it has seldom been observed, this is thought to be a generic feature of the first-order phase transition at low temperatures near 0 kelvin.

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Kuwahara, H., Tomioka, Y., Asamitsu, A., Moritomo, Y., & Tokura, Y. (1995). A First-Order Phase Transition Induced by a Magnetic Field. Science, 270(5238), 961–963.

Authors 5
  1. H. Kuwahara (first)
  2. Y. Tomioka (additional)
  3. A. Asamitsu (additional)
  4. Y. Moritomo (additional)
  5. Y. Tokura (additional)
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@article{Kuwahara_1995, title={A First-Order Phase Transition Induced by a Magnetic Field}, volume={270}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.270.5238.961}, DOI={10.1126/science.270.5238.961}, number={5238}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Kuwahara, H. and Tomioka, Y. and Asamitsu, A. and Moritomo, Y. and Tokura, Y.}, year={1995}, month=nov, pages={961–963} }