American Institute of Physics, Journal of Applied Physics, 2(100), p. 023914
DOI: 10.1063/1.2219698
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We report the observation of exchange bias phenomena in the hole-doped perovskite cobaltite La0.88Sr0.12CoO3 in which a spontaneous phase separation occurs. When the sample is cooled in a static magnetic field through a freezing temperature, the magnetization hysteresis loops shift to the negative field. Moreover, the exchange bias strongly depends on the cooling field. These results highlight the important role of a glassy interface between the intrinsic inhomogeneous phases in a phase-separated system.