  Sm0.53Sr0.47MnO3 thin films were deposited on single crystal LaAlO3
(LAO/(001)) and SrTiO3 (STO/(001)) substrates by DC magnetron sputtering. The
theta-2theta and omega-2theta scans show that these films have very good
crystallinity and the films on LAO and STO are under compressive and tensile
strain, respectively. The films on LAO and STO substrates show ferromagnetic
(insulator-metal) transition at TC \sim 126 K (at TIM \sim 128 K) and 120 K
(TIM \sim 117K), respectively. The magnetic state at T<TC is akin to cluster
glass, which is formed by the presence of charge ordered-antiferromagnetic
clusters in the ferromagnetic matrix. Huge drop in the resistivity at TIM and
the associated hysteresis with respect to cooling and warming cycles reveal the
bicritical and the first order nature of phase transition, which is also
confirmed by the Banerjee criterion. The differences and similarities in the
functional properties of films are explained in terms of substrate modified
magnetic phase coexistence.
