“…Perovskite manganites having common formula R 1−x A x MnO 3 where 'R' is a rare-earth cation (La 3+ , Pr 3+ , Y 3+ , Nd 3+ etc ) and 'A' an alkali or alkaline earth cation (Ca 2+ , Sr 2+ , Ba 2+ , Na + , K + , etc ) show a lot of interesting properties, arising from the strong interplay between spin, charge, orbital and lattice degrees of freedom [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) phenomena observed in these manganites has been mainly explained through double exchange mechanism [10], phase separation [11] and spin-polarized tunnelling effect [12].…”