Charge Ordering and Ferroelectricity in Half-doped Manganites

Details Charge Ordering and Ferroelectricity in Half-doped Manganites Charge Ordering and Ferroelectricity in Half-doped Manganites

2012-03-15

arxiv.org/abs/1203.3359v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

5 pages, 2 figures, submitted for publication

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By means of density-functional simulations for half-doped manganites, such as pseudocubic Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3 and bilayer PrCa2Mn2O7, we discuss the occurrence of ferroelectricity and we explore its crucial relation to the crystal structure and to peculiar charge/spin/orbital ordering effects. In pseudocubic Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3, ferroelectricity is induced in the Zener polaron type structure, where Mn ions are dimerized. In marked contrast, in bilayer PrCa2Mn2O7, it is the displacements of apical oxygens bonded to either Mn3+ or Mn4+ ions that play a key role in the rising of ferroelectricity. Importantly, local dipoles due to apical oxygens are also intimately linked to charge and orbital ordering patterns in MnO2 planes, which in turn contribute to polarization. Finally, an important outcome of our work consists in proposing Born effective charges as a valid mean to quantify charge disproportionation effects, in terms of anisotropy and size of electronic clouds around Mn ions.

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