Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2010-03-10
Eur. Phys. J. B 74, 457 (2010)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Accepted by European Physical Journal B
Scientific paper
Soft X-ray resonant scattering studies at the Mn $L_{\texttt{II, III}}$- and the La $M_{\texttt{IV, V}}$- edges of single-crystal LaSr$_2$Mn$_2$O$_7$ are reported. At low temperatures, below $T_\texttt{N} \approx 160$ K, energy scans with a fixed momentum transfer at the \emph{A}-type antiferromagnetic (0 0 1) reflection around the Mn $L_{\texttt{II, III}}$-edges with incident linear $\sigma$ and $\pi$ polarizations show strong resonant enhancements. The splitting of the energy spectra around the Mn $L_{\texttt{II, III}}$-edges may indicate the presence of a mixed valence state, e.g., Mn$^{3+}$/Mn$^{4+}$. The relative intensities of the resonance and the clear shoulder-feature as well as the strong incident $\sigma$ and $\pi$ polarization dependences strongly indicate its complex electronic origin. Unexpected enhancement of the charge Bragg (0 0 2) reflection at the La $M_{\texttt{IV, V}}$-edges with $\sigma$ polarization has been observed up to 300 K, with an anomaly appearing around the orbital-ordering transition temperature, $T_{\texttt{OO}} \approx 220$ K, suggesting a strong coupling (competition) between them.
Brückel Th
Chatterji Tapan
Li Huai-Fan
Meuffels P.
Nefedov Alexei
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