Doping dependence of spin and orbital correlations in layered manganites

dc.creatorDaghofer, M.
dc.creatorOles, A. M.
dc.creatorNeuber, D. R.
dc.creatorvon der Linden, W.
dc.date2006-04-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:05:10Z
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dc.descriptionWe investigate the interplay between spin and orbital correlations in monolayer and bilayer manganites using an effective spin-orbital t-J model which treats explicitly the e_g orbital degrees of freedom coupled to classical t_{2g} spins. Using finite clusters with periodic boundary conditions, the orbital many-body problem is solved by exact diagonalization, either by optimizing spin configuration at zero temperature, or by using classical Monte-Carlo for the spin subsystem at finite temperature. In undoped two-dimensional clusters, a complementary behavior of orbital and spin correlations is found - the ferromagnetic spin order coexists with alternating orbital order, while the antiferromagnetic spin order, triggered by t_{2g} spin superexchange, coexists with ferro-orbital order. With finite crystal field term, we introduce a realistic model for La_{1-x}Sr_{1+x}MnO_4, describing a gradual change from predominantly out-of-plane 3z^2-r^2 to in-plane x^2-y^2 orbital occupation under increasing doping. The present electronic model is sufficient to explain the stability of the CE phase in monolayer manganites at doping x=0.5, and also yields the C-type antiferromagnetic phase found in Nd_{1-x}Sr_{1+x}MnO_4 at high doping. Also in bilayer manganites magnetic phases and the accompanying orbital order change with increasing doping. Here the model predicts C-AF and G-AF phases at high doping x>0.75, as found experimentally in La_{2-2x}Sr_{1+2x}Mn_2O_7.
dc.description23 pages, 21 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0604014
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0604014
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. B 73, 104451 (2006)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevB.73.104451
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/109579
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.titleDoping dependence of spin and orbital correlations in layered manganites
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