Research Article

Strain Driven Phase Decomposition in Ion-Beam Sputtered Pr1−XCaXMnO3 Films

Table 4

Linear thermal expansion coefficient of PCMO and substrate materials. The thermal strain generated in PCMO films on the different substrates during cooling von 800°C down to room temperature is also mentioned.

[10−6/K] [%]

Pr0.7Ca0.3MnO311.9 [35]
SrTIO390.23
Pt 8.80.24
MgO80.3