We review recent experimental work falling under the broad classification of colossal magnetoresistance (CMR), which is magnetoresistance associated with a ferromagnetic-toparamagnetic phase transition. The prototypical CMR compound is derived from the parent compound, perovskite LaMnO3. When hole doped at a concentration of 20–40% holes/Mn ion, for instance by Ca or Sr substitution for La, the...

A detailed study of the electronic structure and magnetic configurations of the 50% hole-doped double-layered manganite LaSr2Mn2O7 is presented. We demonstrate that the on-site Coulomb correlation (U) of Mn d electrons (i) significantly modifies the electronic structure, magnetic ordering (from FM to AFM), and interlayer exchange interactions, and (ii) promotes strong anisotropy in electrical t...

Dense inorganic nanoparticles have recently been identified as promising radiosensitizers. In addition to dose enhancement through increased attenuation of ionizing radiation relative to biological tissue, scintillating nanoparticles can transfer energy to coupled photosensitizers to amplify production of reactive oxygen species, as well as provide UVvisible emission for optical imaging. Lantha...

In the present work, density functional theory (DFT) combined with non-equilibrium Green’s function (NEGF) formalism is performed. The electronic properties (band structure and density of states) and transport properties (transmission spectrum and I–V characteristics) of armchair silicene nanoribbons (ASiNRs) doped with various elements, such as Al, Ga, In, Tl, P, As, Sb and Bi, are investigate...