Magnetic and electrical properties of coherently grown low-strain La(sub)0.7(sub)Ca(sub)0.3(sub)MnO(sub)3(sub) films

La0.7Ca0.3MnO3(LCMO)filmshaveattractedsignificantattentionduetotheirintriguingmagneticandelectricalproperties,particularlytheircolossalmagnetoresistance(CMR)effect.Thisstudyfocusesonthecoherentlygrownlow-strainLCMOfilms,whichexhibitminimizedstructuraldistortionsanddefects,allowingforaclearerunderstandingoftheirintrinsicproperties.Bycarefullycontrollingthegrowthconditions,theresearchersachievedhigh-qualityfilmswithreducedstraineffects,enablingadetailedinvestigationoftheinterplaybetweenmagneticandelectricalbehaviors.ThefindingsprovidevaluableinsightsintothefundamentalmechanismsgoverningtheCMReffectandpavethewayforpotentialapplicationsinspintronicdevicesandmagneticsensors.Thestudyhighlightstheimportanceofstrainengineeringinoptimizingthefunctionalpropertiesofmanganitethinfilms.