  Nanostructured La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 (NS-LCMO) was formed by pulsed-laser
deposition on the surface of porous Al2O3. The resistance peak temperature (Tp)
of the NS-LCMO increases with increasing average thickness of the films, while
their Curie temperatures (Tc) remain unchanged. The coercive field of the
samples increases with decreasing film thickness and its temperature dependence
can be well described by Hc(T) = Hc(0)[1-(T/TB)1/2]. A large magnetoresistance
and strong memory effect were observed for the NS-LCMO. The results are
discussed in terms of the size effect, Coulomb blockade and magnetic tunneling
effect. This work also demonstrates a new way to get nanostructured manganites.
