Strong correlation between high-temperature electronic and low-temperature magnetic ordering inLa1−xCaxMnO3continuous phase diagram

Optical and microwave impedance and magnetic mapping of continuous phase diagram of thin film ${\mathrm{La}}_{1-x}{\mathrm{Ca}}_x{\mathrm{MnO}}_3$ was achieved on a single chip. The optical and microwave impedance images obtained by charge-coupled device camera and scanned evanescent microwave probe showed abrupt variations in visible wavelength reflectance and microwave impedance as functions of composition at room temperature. The low-temperature magnetic order probed by scanning superconducting quantum interference device microscope is directly correlated with the room-temperature electrical impedance variation. Most of these variations may arise from remnant electronic orbital ordering persisting to room temperature in these compounds. We also observed a narrow singular stripe in composition with dramatically increased conductivity.