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Charge delocalization and structural response in layered La{sub 1.2}Sr{sub 1.8}Mn{sub 2}O{sub 7}: Enhanced Jahn-Teller distortion in the metallic regime

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/399708· OSTI ID:399708
Temperature dependent neutron diffraction studies on melt-grown crystals of the layered compound La{sub 1.2}Sr{sub 1.8}Mn{sub 2}O{sub 7} reveal a dramatic structural response to the onset of ferromagnetism and the coincident insulator-metal transition. Unlike the related manganite perovskites, whose Jahn-Teller distorted octahedra become more regular at temperatures below the metal-insulator transition, the MnO{sub 6} octahedra of this layered material are more severely distorted when the charge is itinerant than when it is localized.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
399708
Report Number(s):
ANL/MSD/PP--90186; ON: DE97001077; CNN: Contract DMR 91-20000 (DNA)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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