Abstract
High-pressure resistivity and X-ray diffraction measurements were conducted on La0.85MnO3-δ at ∼6 and ∼7 GPa, respectively. At low pressures the metalinsulator transition temperature (T MI) increases linearly up to a critical pressure, P (*) ∼3.4 GPa, followed by reduction in TMI at higher pressure. Analysis of the bond distances and bond angles reveals that a bandwidth increase drives the increase in TMI below P (*). The reduction in TMI at higher pressures is found to result from JahnTeller distortions of the MnO6 octahedra. The role of anharmonic interatomic potentials is discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3049-3052 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
Volume | 322 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2010 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
Keywords
- High pressure
- Metalinsulator transition
- Perovskite manganite