A Resonant X-ray Scattering Study of Octahedral Tilt Ordering in LaMnO${}_3$ and Pr${}_{1-x}$Ca${}_x$MnO${}_3$

Abstract

We report an x-ray scattering study of octahedral tilt ordering in the manganite series Pr${}_{1-x}$Ca${}_x$MnO${}_3$ with x=0.4 and 0.25 and in LaMnO${}_3$. The sensitivity to tilt ordering is achieved by tuning the incident x-ray energy to the L${}_I$, L${}_{II}$ and L${}_{III}$ absorption edges of Pr and La, respectively. The resulting energy-dependent profiles are characterized by a dipole-resonant peak and higher energy fine structure. The polarization dependence is predominantly $\sigma$-to-$\pi$ and the azimuthal dependence follows a sin-squared behavior. These results are similar to those obtained in recent x-ray scattering studies of orbital ordering carried out in these same materials at the Mn K edge. They lead to a description of the cross-section in terms of Templeton scattering in which the tilt ordering breaks the symmetry at the rare earth site. The most interesting result of the present work is our observation that octahedral tilt ordering persists above the orbital ordering transition temperatures in all three samples. Indeed, we identify separate structural transitions which may be associated with the onset of orbital and tilt ordering, respectively, and characterize the loss of tilt ordering versus temperature in LaMnO${}_3$.

24 pages, 8 figures

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