Charge/orbital ordering structure of Pr(1-x)Ca(x)MnO(3)(x = 3/8) examined by low-temperature transmission electron microscopy.
The structural phase transition of Pr(1-x)Ca(x)MnO(3)(x = 3/8) was investigated by means of low-temperature transmission electron microscopy. Superlattice reflection spots with a modulation wave vector q(1) = (0,1/2,0) appeared below 230 K, indicating formation of the d(3x(2-r(2))/d(3y(2)-r(2)) type of charge/orbital ordering. Below 150 K, a new series of superlattice reflection spots with a modulation wave vector q(2) = (1/4,1/4,1/2) appeared, suggesting an additional ordering of excess 1/8 Mn(3+), necessary due to the deviation of x from 1/2, with the occupation of the d(3z(2-r(2)) type of e(g) orbital.
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Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan.
Yamada
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Tsutsumi
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Tsuruta
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Kimoto
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Arima
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Matsui
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