Published June 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

Evidence for a local lattice distortion in Ca-doped LaMnO3

  • 1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
  • 2. Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politecnico Nacional--Merida, Merida, Yuc, 97310 (Mexico)

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We have found that a significant change in the local structure of La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 occurs between 80 K and temperatures above the Curie temperature, Tc=270 K. Near-edge x-ray-absorption spectra exhibits changes between 80 K and above Tc. X-ray-absorption fine structure reveals differences between the nearest-neighbor Mn-O bond distributions at 80 K and above Tc. The single-site distribution at low temperature becomes a complex, multi-site distribution above Tc. The observed change is consistent with proposed small polaron related local Jahn-Teller distortions for T approx-gt Tc. copyright 1996 The American Physical Society

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Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
53
Journal Issue
21
Journal Page Range
p. 13985-13988.
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMDO