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Title: {sup 139}La spectrum and spin-lattice relaxation measurements of La{sub 2/3}Ca{sub 1/3}MnO{sub 3} in the paramagnetic state

Abstract

This paper reports {sup 139}La NMR measurements of a powder sample of the colossal magnetoresistance compound La{sub 2/3}Ca{sub 1/3}MnO{sub 3}(T{sub c}=268 K) performed in the paramagnetic state (292{endash}575 K) and in high magnetic fields (2.00{endash}9.40 T). Analysis of the spectrum measured at 575 K establishes that the spectrum is a standard powder pattern broadened to a significant degree by a variation in lattice distortions around lanthanum nuclear sites. At lower temperatures, but still above T{sub c}, the spectrum shifts and broadens. Both the shift and broadening exhibit Curie-Weiss behavior, indicating that the shift measures the polarization of the electron spin system, and the broadening reflects a distribution of magnetic susceptibilities. This distribution may result from variations of local susceptibility in the bulk of the sample or from differences in demagnetizing factors among powder grains. Close inspection of the spectrum indicates that the lattice distortions do not change as the temperature is lowered. Spectral diffusion measurements suggest that the temperature dependence of the spectrum shape does not result from the freezing out of the motion of magnetic polarons. Variations in the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation across the spectrum indicate that magnetic fluctuations, not lattice vibrations, dominate nuclear relaxation. Nuclear spin-lattice relaxation thereforemore » measures electron spin dynamics in this system. The magnetic field dependence of the spin-lattice relaxation indicates that the electron spin-spin correlation function adopts simple single exponential behavior with a slow field-independent correlation time of 10{sup {minus}8} s near T{sub c}. The spin-spin correlation function changes form at higher temperatures and can be described by introducing a field dependence to the correlation time and to the magnitude of the fluctuating field. Even at the highest temperatures, the correlation time remains slow, on the order of 10{sup {minus}9} s. The spin-lattice relaxation therefore indicates the presence of extremely slow dynamics above T{sub c}. {copyright} {ital 1999} {ital The American Physical Society}« less

Authors:
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  1. Physics Department and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
336681
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 59; Journal Issue: 14; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; LANTHANUM 139; SPIN-LATTICE RELAXATION; LANTHANUM OXIDES; CALCIUM OXIDES; MANGANESE OXIDES; MAGNETORESISTANCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0065-0273 K; CURIE-WEISS LAW; PARAMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY

Citation Formats

Sakaie, K E, Slichter, C P, Lin, P, Jaime, M, and Salamon, M B. {sup 139}La spectrum and spin-lattice relaxation measurements of La{sub 2/3}Ca{sub 1/3}MnO{sub 3} in the paramagnetic state. United States: N. p., 1999. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.59.9382.
Sakaie, K E, Slichter, C P, Lin, P, Jaime, M, & Salamon, M B. {sup 139}La spectrum and spin-lattice relaxation measurements of La{sub 2/3}Ca{sub 1/3}MnO{sub 3} in the paramagnetic state. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.59.9382
Sakaie, K E, Slichter, C P, Lin, P, Jaime, M, and Salamon, M B. 1999. "{sup 139}La spectrum and spin-lattice relaxation measurements of La{sub 2/3}Ca{sub 1/3}MnO{sub 3} in the paramagnetic state". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.59.9382.
@article{osti_336681,
title = {{sup 139}La spectrum and spin-lattice relaxation measurements of La{sub 2/3}Ca{sub 1/3}MnO{sub 3} in the paramagnetic state},
author = {Sakaie, K E and Slichter, C P and Lin, P and Jaime, M and Salamon, M B},
abstractNote = {This paper reports {sup 139}La NMR measurements of a powder sample of the colossal magnetoresistance compound La{sub 2/3}Ca{sub 1/3}MnO{sub 3}(T{sub c}=268 K) performed in the paramagnetic state (292{endash}575 K) and in high magnetic fields (2.00{endash}9.40 T). Analysis of the spectrum measured at 575 K establishes that the spectrum is a standard powder pattern broadened to a significant degree by a variation in lattice distortions around lanthanum nuclear sites. At lower temperatures, but still above T{sub c}, the spectrum shifts and broadens. Both the shift and broadening exhibit Curie-Weiss behavior, indicating that the shift measures the polarization of the electron spin system, and the broadening reflects a distribution of magnetic susceptibilities. This distribution may result from variations of local susceptibility in the bulk of the sample or from differences in demagnetizing factors among powder grains. Close inspection of the spectrum indicates that the lattice distortions do not change as the temperature is lowered. Spectral diffusion measurements suggest that the temperature dependence of the spectrum shape does not result from the freezing out of the motion of magnetic polarons. Variations in the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation across the spectrum indicate that magnetic fluctuations, not lattice vibrations, dominate nuclear relaxation. Nuclear spin-lattice relaxation therefore measures electron spin dynamics in this system. The magnetic field dependence of the spin-lattice relaxation indicates that the electron spin-spin correlation function adopts simple single exponential behavior with a slow field-independent correlation time of 10{sup {minus}8} s near T{sub c}. The spin-spin correlation function changes form at higher temperatures and can be described by introducing a field dependence to the correlation time and to the magnitude of the fluctuating field. Even at the highest temperatures, the correlation time remains slow, on the order of 10{sup {minus}9} s. The spin-lattice relaxation therefore indicates the presence of extremely slow dynamics above T{sub c}. {copyright} {ital 1999} {ital The American Physical Society}},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.59.9382},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/336681}, journal = {Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter},
number = 14,
volume = 59,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
month = {Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1999}
}