Abstract
The charge order in a perovskite manganite Pr 0.5Ca 0.5MnO 3 was investigated by Mössbauer spectroscopy. The quadrupole splitting and the absorption line width jump to an increase when lowering the temperature below 230 K (T co), which is indicative of a phase transition to a monoclinic structure due to the charge ordering, or due to a local Jahn-Teller effect due to the presence of Mn 3+ ions. The intensity ratio of the doublet lines also changes at T co. Local and dynamical Jahn-Teller effect (polarons) with a relaxation time of 10 -8 s is present even in the metallic state.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 29-32 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Hyperfine Interactions |
Volume | 208 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Mar |
Keywords
- Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy
- Charge order
- Perovskite manganite
- Pr Ca MnO
- Quadrupole effect
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry