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Polaron Formation in the Optimarlly Doped Ferromagnetic Maganites La0.7Sr0.3MnOd3^ and La^0.7Bx^0.3MnO3

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Author(s)

Ying Chen, Benjamin Ueland, Jeffrey W. Lynn, G.L. Bychkov, S.N. Barilo, Y.M. Mukovskii

Abstract

The nature of the polarons in the optimally doped colossal magnetoresistive (CMR) materials La0.7Ba0.3 (LBMO and La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (LSMO is studied by elastic and inelastic neutron scattering. In both materials, dynamic nanoscale polaron correlations develop abruptly in the ferromagnetic state. However, the polarons are not able to lock-in to the lattice and order, in contrast to the behavior of La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 (LCMO). Therefore ferromagnetic order in LBMO and LSMO survives their formation, explaining the conventional second order nature of the ferromagnetic-paramagnetic transition. Nevertheless, the results deomonstrate that the fundamental mechanism of of polaron formation is a universal feature of these ferromagnetic perovskite manganites.
Citation
Physical Review Letters

Keywords

Phonons, Colossal Magnetoresistance, Polarons, Inelastic Neutron Scattering, Manganites, Ferromagnet

Citation

Chen, Y. , , B. , Lynn, J. , Bychkov, G. , Barilo, S. and Mukovskii, Y. (2008), Polaron Formation in the Optimarlly Doped Ferromagnetic Maganites La<sub>0.7</sub>Sr<sub>0.3MnO</sub>d3^ and La^0.7Bx^0.3MnO<sub>3</sub>, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=900145 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created December 17, 2008, Updated February 19, 2017