Anomalous nanoclusters, anisotropy, and electronic nematicity in the doped manganite La1/3Ca2/3MnO3

Tao, J.; Sun, K.; Tranquada, J. M.; Zhu, Y.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.95.235113

Title: Anomalous nanoclusters, anisotropy, and electronic nematicity in the doped manganite $L a_{1 / 3} C a_{2 / 3} Mn O_{3}$

Abstract

In doped manganites, a superlattice (SL) modulation associated with charge/orbital ordering is accepted as a key component in understanding many intriguing properties. It has been reported that the SL modulation always appears on the a axis of the crystals. Here in this study, by using multiple transmission electron microscopic techniques, we observe a type of anomalous nanocluster in which the SL modulation appears on the c axis of La_1/3Ca_2/3MnO₃. By correlating the thermal evolution of the anomalous nanoclusters to other property measurements, we suggest that strain is responsible for the formation of the anomalous nanoclusters. The phase separation and phase transition scenario in La_1/3Ca_2/3MnO₃ are also described using electronic-liquid-crystal (ELC) phases. Lastly, an ELC phase diagram in La_1/3Ca_2/3MnO₃ is constructed as a function of temperature based on our observations.

Authors:

Tao, J. ^[1]; Sun, K. ^[2]; Tranquada, J. M. ^[1]; Zhu, Y. ^[1]

Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Department of Physics

Publication Date:: Wed Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Research Org.:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

OSTI Identifier:: 1376162

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1361928

Report Number(s):: BNL-114121-2017-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950; R&D Project: MA015MACA; PO010; KC0201010; KC0201060; TRN: US1702800

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review. B

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 95; Journal Issue: 23; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

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                    Tao, J., Sun, K., Tranquada, J. M., and Zhu, Y. Anomalous nanoclusters, anisotropy, and electronic nematicity in the doped manganite La1/3Ca2/3MnO3.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Tao, J., Sun, K., Tranquada, J. M., & Zhu, Y. Anomalous nanoclusters, anisotropy, and electronic nematicity in the doped manganite La1/3Ca2/3MnO3.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.95.235113

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                    Tao, J., Sun, K., Tranquada, J. M., and Zhu, Y. Wed .  
"Anomalous nanoclusters, anisotropy, and electronic nematicity in the doped manganite La1/3Ca2/3MnO3".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.95.235113.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1376162.

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  title        = {Anomalous nanoclusters, anisotropy, and electronic nematicity in the doped manganite La1/3Ca2/3MnO3},

  author       = {Tao, J. and Sun, K. and Tranquada, J. M. and Zhu, Y.},

  abstractNote = {In doped manganites, a superlattice (SL) modulation associated with charge/orbital ordering is accepted as a key component in understanding many intriguing properties. It has been reported that the SL modulation always appears on the a axis of the crystals. Here in this study, by using multiple transmission electron microscopic techniques, we observe a type of anomalous nanocluster in which the SL modulation appears on the c axis of La1/3Ca2/3MnO3. By correlating the thermal evolution of the anomalous nanoclusters to other property measurements, we suggest that strain is responsible for the formation of the anomalous nanoclusters. The phase separation and phase transition scenario in La1/3Ca2/3MnO3 are also described using electronic-liquid-crystal (ELC) phases. Lastly, an ELC phase diagram in La1/3Ca2/3MnO3 is constructed as a function of temperature based on our observations.},

  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevB.95.235113},

  journal      = {Physical Review. B},

  number       = 23,

  volume       = 95,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 2017},

  month        = {Wed Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 2017}

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