Evidence for a Universal Relationship Between Magnetization and Changes in the Local Structure
2003 ◽
Vol 17
(18n20)
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pp. 3726-3728
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Keyword(s):
X Ray
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X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) measurements of the colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) sample La 0.79 Ca 0.21 MnO 3 at high fields indicate a decrease in the width parameter of the pair distribution function, σ, as the applied magnetic field is increased for T near Tc. The change in σ2 from the disordered polaron state varies approximately exponentially with magnetization irrespective of whether the sample magnetization was achieved through a change in temperature or the application of an external magnetic field. This suggests a more universal relationship between local structure and the sample magnetization than was previously indicated.