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Title: Competing magnetic ground states in the A-site layer-ordered manganite La[subscript 1−x]Ba[subscript 1+x]Mn[subscript 2]O[subscript 6]

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B

Using neutron and x-ray diffraction, we report the discovery of competing ground states near a multicritical point in A-site layer-ordered La{sub 1-x}Ba{sub 1+x}Mn{sub 2}O{sub 6} materials. We demonstrate the dual effects of deliberate disorder on the system's stability, the freezing of the competing states, and the drastic reduction in magnetic fields required for the suppression of charge- and orbital-ordered phases. Our work suggests that quenched disorder is not the primary reason for phase separation and magnetoresistance and that increased doping leads to electronic phase separation.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1002777
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B, Vol. 81, Issue (1) ; 2010
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH