Direct observation of electronic-liquid-crystal phase transitions and their microscopic origin in La1/3Ca2/3MnO3

Tao, J.; Sun, K.; Yin, W. -G.; Wu, L.; Xin, H.; Wen, J. G.; Luo, W.; Pennycook, S. J.; Tranquada, J. M.; Zhu, Y.

doi:10.1038/srep37624

Title: Direct observation of electronic-liquid-crystal phase transitions and their microscopic origin in La_1/3Ca_2/3MnO₃

Journal Article · Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep37624· OSTI ID:1427768

Tao, J. ^[1]; Sun, K. ^[2]; Yin, W. -G. ^[1]; Wu, L. ^[1]; Xin, H. ^[3]; Wen, J. G. ^[4]; Luo, W. ^[5]; Pennycook, S. J. ^[6]; Tranquada, J. M. ^[1]; Zhu, Y. ^[1]

Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Science Dept.
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Dept. of Physics
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Shanghai JiaoTong Univ., Shanghai (China). Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
National Univ. of Singapore (Singapore). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering

The ground-state electronic order in doped manganites is frequently associated with a lattice modulation, contributing to their many interesting properties. However, measuring the thermal evolution of the lattice superstructure with reciprocal-space probes alone can lead to ambiguous results with competing interpretations. Here, we provide direct observations of the evolution of the superstructure in La_1/3Ca_2/3MnO₃ in real space, as well as reciprocal space, using transmission electron microscopic (TEM) techniques. We show that the transitions are the consequence of a proliferation of dislocations plus electronic phase separation. The resulting states are well described by the symmetries associated with electronic-liquid-crystal (ELC) phases. Furthermore, our results resolve the long-standing controversy over the origin of the incommensurate superstructure and suggest a new structural model that is consistent with recent theoretical calculations.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; SC0012704; ECCS-1307744

OSTI ID:: 1427768

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1342647

Report Number(s):: BNL-113462-2017-JA; 141500

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, Issue 1; ISSN 2045-2322

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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