Charge and orbital ordering in Fe and Mn perovskite oxides far from half- doping by resonant x- ray scattering
J Herrero-Martín; J García; G Subías; J Blasco; C Mazzoli; M C Sánchez
Журнал:
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Дата:
2009-11-01
Аннотация:
The emergence of superlattice periodicities at metal to insulator transitions in hole doped perovskite oxides responds to a rearrangement of the local atomic structure, and electron and spin density distribution. Originally, the ionic model based on a checkerboard- type atomic distribution served to describe the low temperature charge and orbital ordered (COO) phases arising in half- doped manganites. In the last years, the exploitation of resonant x- ray scattering (RXS) capabilities has shown the need to revisit these concepts and improve the picture. Yet, we have realised that COO is a more common phenomenon than expected that can be observed in a wide range of doping levels. Here we compare the experimental data recently collected by RXS on La<sub>0.4</sub>Sr<sub>1.6</sub>MnO<sub>4</sub> (x=0.60) and La(Pr)<sub>1/3</sub>Sr<sub>2/3</sub>FeO<sub>3</sub> (x=0.67). The first shows a COO phase similar to that found in the x=0.5 sample but angular peak positions vs. T denotes the incommensurability of superlattice reflections. Meanwhile, the analysis of the commensurate CO phase in the studied ferrite underlines the role of the structural changes also involving La(Sr) and O atoms.
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