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The local Jahn-Teller effect in (La/Sr){sub n+1}Mn{sub n}O{sub 3n+1}

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/304020· OSTI ID:304020
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
  2. Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)

Lattice polarons form an important constituent in the mechanism of magnetism and transport of the (La/Sr){sub n+1}Mn{sub n}O{sub 3n+1} (for n = 2 and {infinity}) colossal magnetoresistance manganites. The coupling of the polaronic distortions to the local Jahn-Teller (JT) effect has been characterized by the pulsed neutron pair density function (PDF) analysis. Distortions of equal magnitude to the ones found in perovskites arising from a JT effect are found in the 2-dimensional layer crystals. The coupling of the distortions to the lattice is similar in both systems suggesting that lattice polarons are formed independently to the crystal dimensionality.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Management and Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
304020
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--98-2537; CONF-9806129--; ON: DE99001258
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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