Consequences of the CMR effect on EELS in TEM

Abstract

Double perovskite oxides have gained in importance and exhibit negative magnetoresistance, which is known as colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) effect. Using a La$_2$CoMnO$_6$ (LCM) thin film we prove that the physical consequences of the CMR effect do also influence the electron energy loss spectrometry (EELS) signal. We observe a change of the band gap at low energy losses and are able to study the magnetisation with chemical sensitivity by employing energy loss magnetic chiral dichroism (EMCD) below the Curie temperature T$_C$ where the CMR effect becomes significant.