Magnetism and the charge order transition in lightly doped La1-xSrxMnO3

R. Klingeler, R. Klingeler, J. Geck, J. Geck, R. Gross, L. Pinsard-Gaudart, A. Revcolevschi, S. Uhlenbruck, B. Büchner, B. Büchner

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Abstract

Measuring the magnetization and the specific heat of La La1-xSrxMnO3 single crystals with 0.11≤x≤0.15 we have investigated the charge order (CO) transition in lightly doped manganites. Though the properties of the ferromagnetic insulating state at low temperatures hardly depend on x, there is a very strong concentration dependence of the specific heat and the magnetization. While the specific-heat anomaly due to ferromagnetic order strongly increases with x, the jumps of both, entropy and magnetization at the CO transition decreases drastically. The analysis of our data shows that the entropy changes at the CO transition are mainly due to spin degrees of freedom, which strongly suggests that the melting of charge order is driven by magnetic energy.

Original languageEnglish
Article number174404
Pages (from-to)1744041-1744046
Number of pages6
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume65
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2002
Externally publishedYes

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