Magnetic states and spin-glass properties in Bi0.67Ca0.33MnO3 : Macroscopic ac measurements and neutron scattering

We report on the magnetic properties of the manganite Bi_1-xCa_xMnO₃ (x=0.33) at low temperature. The analysis of the field expansion of the ac susceptibility and the observation of aging properties make clear that a spin-glass phase appears below T=39K in the presence of magnetic order. Neutron scattering shows both magnetic Bragg scattering and magnetic diffusion at small angles and confirms this coexistence. In contrast to Pr_1-xCa_xMnO₃ (x=0.3-0.33) , which exhibits a mesoscopic phase separation responsible for a field driven percolation, the glassy and short range ferromagnetic order observed here does not cause a colossal magnetoresistance.