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Introduction 6 Figure 1.3: Phase diagram of temperature versus tolerance factor for the system R 0.7 A 0.3 MnO 3 , where R is a trivalent rare earth ion and A is a divalent alkaline earth ion [12]. a triple degenerate (lower energy levels) d xy , d yz , and d zx orbitals, called t 2g states and a double degenerate (higher energy levels) d x 2 −y 2 and d 3z 2 −r 2 orbitals, called e g states [13]. Energy separation between the t 2g states and e g states is 10Dq due to the crystal field splitting of MnO 6 octahedra. The schematic of the electronic structure from ionic point of view are shown in the Fig. 1.4. Since the e g orbitals point towards the six O atoms, they are expected to have a larger hybridization with the O 2p states (p x , p y , and p z ) and hence are more delocalized than the t 2g states. So the e g state electrons play an important role of conduction electrons in this type of crystals. In Mn 3+ ions three electrons occupy the t 2g states and one electron occupies the e g states. The strong Hund’s coupling (J H ) in these systems favors the alignment of the e g electron spins with the core-like t 2g spins. When the manganites are doped with holes through chemical substitution, the Mn 4+ ions are formed. In Mn 4+ ions, there are only three electrons occupying the t 2g orbitals. When the excess electron is present in case of Mn 3+ ion, a further distortion known as the Jahn-teller distortion may lower the crystal symmetry and break the degeneracy of the e g states. This can be energetically favorable as the excess electron will fill the lower energy orbital while the upper energy orbital remains empty.
Introduction 7 Figure 1.4: A schematic of the electronic structure of Mn 3+ (a) and Mn 4+ (b). 1.5 Double exchange mechanism The starting point for understanding the properties of manganites is the so-called ”double” exchange (DE) mechanism and was first proposed by C. Zener [5, 6] in 1951, which says the simultaneous hopping of e g elctrons from Mn 3+ sites to O 2− sites and then from O 2− to the empty e g orbitals of Mn 4+ sites. This transfer of e g electron from Mn 3+ to Mn 4+ by DE is the basic mechanism of electrical conduction in manganites. In 1955, the DE theory was expanded by P. W. Anderson, and H. Hasegawa [7], where the hopping probability (t ij ) of the e g electron from Mn 3+ to neighbouring Mn 4+ is, t ij = t cos( θ ij ), (1.3) 2 where θ ij is the angle between the Mn spins in the case of strong Hund’s coupling. The concept of double exchange mechanism is illustrated in Fig. 1.5. For parallel spin configuration (θ ij = 0) the hopping probability is maximum and for antiparallel spin (θ ij = 180 o ), the hopping probability is zero, that means the hopping cancels. Thus it predicts maximum conductivity at ferromagnetic state where as insulating behaviour at antiferromagnetic state. This provides the qualitative explanation for the close connection between the insulator-metal transition and the magnetic transition. It also explains why the external magnetic field will increase the conductivity since θ ij will be reduced as the external magnetic field polarizes the core (t 2g ) spins of the Mn ions. Using mean-field approximations, P. -G. degennes [8] in 1960 suggested that the interpolation between the antiferromagnetic state of the undoped limit and the ferromagnetic state at finite hole density, where the DE mechanism works, occurs
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