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Orbital mixing and nesting in the bilayer manganites La{sub 2-2x}Sr{sub 1+2x}Mn{sub 2}O{sub 7}.

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Lett.
A first principles study of La{sub 2-2x}Sr{sub 1+2x}Mn{sub 2}O{sub 7} compounds for doping levels 0.3 {le} x {le} 0.5 shows that the low energy electronic structure of the majority spin carriers is determined by strong momentum-dependent interactions between the Mn e{sub g} d{sub x{sup 2}-y{sup 2}} and d{sub 3z{sup 2}-r{sup 2}} orbitals, which, in addition to an x-dependent Jahn-Teller distortion, differ in the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic phases. The Fermi surface exhibits nesting behavior that is reflected by peaks in the static susceptibility, whose positions as a function of momentum have a nontrivial dependence on x.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Sponsoring Organization:
SC
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
944036
Report Number(s):
ANL/MSD/JA-62263
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Lett., Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett. Journal Issue: 2008 Vol. 101; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH