Dirty Peierls transition to stripe phase in manganites

S. Cox, J. C. Lashley, E. Rosten +3

The nature of the phase transitions in La${}_{1-x}$Ca${}_x$MnO${}_3$ and Pr${}_{0.48}$Ca${}_{0.52}$MnO${}_3$ has been probed using heat capacity and magnetisation measurements. The phase trans…