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单层钴酸盐La2-xCaxCoO4(0.3<x<0.8)的自旋和电荷序及其空穴掺杂依赖性

Spin and charge orders and their hole-doping dependence in single layered cobaltate La2-xCaxCoO4(0.3<x<0.8)

K. Horigane, H. Hiraka, T. Uchida, K. Yamada, J. Akimitsu

摘要:

对层状钴氧化物La 2-xCaxCoO 4(LCCO)单晶进行了中子散射实验,以表征在0.3<x<0.8的宽空穴掺杂范围内的电荷和自旋序。对于一个相称的值x=0.5在(H,0,L)平面,两种类型的超晶格反射伴随出现在低温下;一个对应于棋盘电荷有序图案的Co 2 +/Co 3+离子和其他的是磁性的起源。此外,后者的磁性超晶格峰在反射中显示出两种类型的对称性,表明沿c方向的自旋的反铁磁堆叠(AF-S)和铁磁堆叠(F-S)图案。从空穴掺杂的依赖性,电荷和自旋顺序的面内相关长度被发现在x=0.5时给出最大值。这些特征与La_(1-x)Sr_(1 + x)MnO_4(LSMO)中x=0.5时的特征相同。而在(H,H,L)平面内,在TN下方Q=(1/4,1/4,1/2)处有一个磁散射峰。这一磁峰不能通过考虑Co ~(2+)的自旋组态来理解,表明这一磁峰起源于Co ~(3+)的自旋序。通过对这些超晶格反射的分析,我们发现它们是由Co ~(3+)自旋序的高自旋态产生的。

英文摘要:

Neutron scattering experiments were performed on single crystals of layered cobalt-oxides La2-xCaxCoO4 (LCCO) to characterize the charge and spin orders in a wide hole-doping range of 0.3<x<0.8. For a commensurate value of x=0.5 in (H,0,L) plane, two types of superlattice reflections concomitantly appear at low temperature; one corresponds to a checkerboard charge ordered pattern of Co2+/Co3+ ions and the other is magnetic in origin. Further, the latter magnetic-superlattice peaks show two types of symmetry in the reflections, suggesting antiferromagnetic-stacking (AF-S) and ferromagnetic-stacking (F-S) patterns of spins along the c direction. From the hole-doping dependence, the in-plane correlation lengths of both charge and spin orders are found to give a maximum at x=0.5. These features are the same with those of x=0.5 in La1-xSr1+xMnO4 (LSMO), a typical checkerboard and spin ordered compound. However, in (H,H,L) plane, we found a magnetic scattering peak at Q=(1/4,1/4,1/2) position below TN. This magnetic peak can not be understood by considering the Co2+ spin configuration, suggesting that this peak is originated from Co3+ spin order. By analyzing these superlattice reflections, we found that they are originated from high-spin state of Co3+ spin order.

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