Magnetic and structural transitions in La$_{1-x}A_{1-x}$CoO$_{3}$ ($A$ = Ca, Sr, and Ba)

Details Magnetic and structural transitions in La$_{1-x}A_{1-x}$CoO$_{3}$ ($A$ = Ca, Sr, and Ba) Magnetic and structural transitions in La$_{1-x}A_{1-x}$CoO$_{3}$ ($A$ = Ca, Sr, and Ba)

2008-01-28

arxiv.org/abs/0801.4188v2

Phys. Rev. B 79, 224104 (2009)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

9 pages, 7 figures

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We report thermal-expansion, lattice-constant, and specific-heat data of the series La_1-xA_xCoO_3 for 0<= x <= 0.30 with A = Ca, Sr, and Ba. For the undoped compound LaCoO_3 the thermal-expansion coefficient alpha(T) exhibits a pronounced maximum around T=50K caused by a temperature-driven spin-state transition from a low-spin state of the Co^{3+$ ions at low towards a higher spin state at higher temperatures. The partial substitution of the La^{3+} ions by divalent Ca^{2+}, Sr^{2+}, or Ba^{2+} ions causes drastic changes in the macroscopic properties of LaCoO3. The large maximum in alpha(T) is suppressed and completely vanishes for x> 0.12. For A = Ca three different anomalies develop in alpha(T) with further increasing x, which are visible in specific-heat data as well. Together with temperature-dependent x-ray data we identify several phase transitions as a function of the doping concentration x and temperature. From these data we propose an extended phase diagram for La_1-xCa_xCoO_3.

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