^{139}La Spectrum and Spin-Lattice Relaxation Measurements of La_{2/3}Ca_{1/3}MnO_3 in the Paramagnetic State

Details ^{139}La Spectrum and Spin-Lattice Relaxation Measurements of La_{2/3}Ca_{1/3}MnO_3 in the Paramagnetic State ^{139}La Spectrum and Spin-Lattice Relaxation Measurements of La_{2/3}Ca_{1/3}MnO_3 in the Paramagnetic State

1999-01-07

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9901048v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

10 pages, 11 figures, to be published in Physical Review B

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.59.9382

^{139}La NMR measurements of La_{2/3}Ca_{1/3}MnO_3 performed in the paramagnetic state and high magnetic fields are reported. Analysis of the high temperature spectrum measured establishes that the spectrum it is a standard powder pattern broadened by a variation in lattice distortions. At lower temperatures, the spectrum shifts and broadens. Both the shift and broadening exhibit Curie-Weiss behavior, indicating that the shift measures the polarization of the electron spin system, and the broadening reflects a distribution of magnetic susceptibilities. This distribution may result from variations of local susceptibility in the bulk of the sample or from differences in demagnetizing factors among powder grains. The spectrum also indicates that the lattice distortions do not change as the temperature lowers. Spectral diffusion measurements suggest that the temperature dependence of the spectrum shape does not result from freezing out of motion of magnetic polarons. Variation of the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation across the spectrum indicate that magnetic fluctuations, not lattice vibrations, dominate nuclear relaxation. Nuclear spin-lattice relaxation therefore measures electron spin dynamics in this system. The magnetic field dependence of the spin-lattice relaxation indicates that the electron spin-spin correlation function adopts simple single exponential behavior with a slow field-independent correlation time of 10^{-8} seconds near Tc. The spin-spin correlation function changes form at higher temperatures, but remains slow. The spin-lattice relaxation therefore indicates the presence of extremely slow dynamics above Tc.

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