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    Transition between two ferromagnetic states driven by orbital ordering in La_{0.88}Sr_{0.12}MnO_3

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    A lightly doped perovskite mangantite La_{0.88}Sr_{0.12}MnO_3 exhibits a phase transition at T_{OO}=145 K from a ferromagnetic metal (T_C=172 K) to a novel ferromagnetic insulator.We identify that the key parameter in the transition is the orbital degree of freedom in e_g electrons. By utilizing the resonant x-ray scattering technique, orbital ordering is directly detected below T_{OO}, in spite of a significant diminution of the cooperative Jahn-Teller distortion. The new experimental features are well described by a theory treating the orbital degree of freedom under strong electron correlation. The present experimental and theoretical studies uncover a crucial role of the orbital degree in the metal-insulator transition in lightly doped manganites.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure

    Phase Transition in Perovskite Manganites with Orbital Degree of Freedom

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    Roles of orbital degree of freedom of Mn ions in phase transition as a function of temperature and hole concentration in perovskite manganites are studied. It is shown that the orbital order-disorder transition is of the first order in the wide region of hole concentration and the Neˊ\rm \acute{e}el temperature for the anisotropic spin ordering, such as the layer-type antiferromagnetic one, is lower than the orbital ordering temperature due to the anisotropy in the orbital space. The calculated results of the temperature dependence of the spin and orbital order parameters explain a variety of the experiments observed in manganites.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figure

    Role of Orbital Degeneracy in Double Exchange Systems

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    We investigate the role of orbital degeneracy in the double exchange (DE) model. In the JHJ_{H}\to\infty limit, an effective generalized ``Hubbard'' model incorporating orbital pseudospin degrees of freedom is derived. The model possesses an exact solution in one- and in infinite dimensions. In 1D, the metallic phase off ``half-filling'' is a Luttinger liquid with pseudospin-charge separation. Using the d=d=\infty solution for our effective model, we show how many experimental observations for the well-doped (x0.3x\simeq 0.3) three-dimensional manganites La1xSrxMnO3La_{1-x}Sr_{x}MnO_{3} can be qualitatively explained by invoking the role of orbital degeneracy in the DE model.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.

    Specific heat study of single crystalline Pr0.63_{0.63} Ca0.37_{0.37} MnO3_{3} in presence of a magnetic field

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    We present the results of a study of specific heat on a single crystal of Pr0.63_{0.63}Ca0.37_{0.37}MnO3_3 performed over a temperature range 3K-300K in presence of 0 and 8T magnetic fields. An estimate of the entropy and latent heat in a magnetic field at the first order charge ordering (CO) transition is presented. The total entropy change at the CO transition which is \approx 1.8 J/mol K at 0T, decreases to \sim 1.5 J/mol K in presence of 8T magnetic field. Our measurements enable us to estimate the latent heat LCOL_{CO} \approx 235 J/mol involved in the CO transition. Since the entropy of the ferromagnetic metallic (FMM) state is comparable to that of the charge-ordered insulating (COI) state, a subtle change in entropy stabilises either of these two states. Our low temperature specific heat measurements reveal that the linear term is absent in 0T and surprisingly not seen even in the metallic FMM state.Comment: 8 pages (in RevTEX format), 12 figures (in postscript format) Submitted to Phys. Rev.

    Charge and orbital ordering in underdoped La1-xSrxMnO3

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    We have explored spin, charge and orbitally ordered states in La1-xSrxMnO3 (0 < x < 1/2) using model Hartree-Fock calculations on d-p-type lattice models. At x=1/8, several charge and orbitally modulated states are found to be stable and almost degenerate in energy with a homogeneous ferromagnetic state. The present calculation indicates that a ferromagnetic state with a charge modulation along the c-axis which is consistent with the experiment by Yamada et al. might be responsible for the anomalous behavior around x = 1/8.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure

    Anisotropic phonon conduction and lattice distortions in CMR-type bilayer manganite (La1z_{1-z}Prz_{z})1.2_{1.2}Sr1.8_{1.8}Mn2_{2}O7_{7} (z=0,0.2,0.4 and 0.6) single crystals

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    We have undertaken a systematic study of thermal conductivity as a function of temperature and magnetic field of single crystals of the compound (La1z_{1-z}Prz_{z})1.2_{1.2}Sr1.8_{1.8}Mn2_{2}O7_{7} for zz(Pr) =0.2,0.4. and 0.6. The lattice distortion due to Pr-substitution and anisotropic thermal conductivity in bilayer manganites are discussed on the basis of different relaxation models of local lattice distortions in metal and insulating states proposed by Maderda et al. The giant magnetothermal effect is scaled as a function of magnetization and discussed on the basis of a systematic variation of the occupation of the ege_g-electron orbital states due to Pr-substitution.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures, in press in Phys.Rev.

    Strain effect on electronic transport and ferromagnetic transition temperature in La0.9_{0.9}Sr0.1_{0.1}MnO3_{3} thin films

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    We report on a systematic study of strain effects on the transport properties and the ferromagnetic transition temperature TcT_{c} of high-quality La0.9_{0.9}Sr0.1_{0.1}MnO3_{3} thin films epitaxially grown on (100) SrTiO3_{3} substrates. Both the magnetization and the resistivity are critically dependent on the film thickness. TcT_{c} is enhanced with decreasing the film thickness due to the compressive stain produced by lattice mismatch. The resistivity above 165 K of the films with various thicknesses is consistent with small polaronic hopping conductivity. The polaronic formation energy EPE_{P} is reduced with the decrease of film thickness. We found that the strain dependence of TcT_{c} mainly results from the strain-induced electron-phonon coupling. The strain effect on EPE_{P} is in good agreement with the theoretical predictions.Comment: 6 pages and 5 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.

    Согласование показателей свойств руды и режимов измельчения

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    В случае соответствия максимумов измельчительной характеристики мельницы и моды распределения вкрапленности железной руды наблюдается повышенное раскрытие рудного минерала по сравнению, если такого соответствия нет.В случае соответствия максимумов измельчительной характеристики мельницы и моды распределения вкрапленности железной руды наблюдается повышенное раскрытие рудного минерала по сравнению, если такого соответствия нет
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