Local structure in LaMnO3 and CaMnO3 perovskites: a quantitative structural refinement of Mn K-edge XANES data

Monesi, C. ; Meneghini, C. ; Bardelli, F. ; Benfatto, M. ; Mobilio, S. ; Manju, U. ; Sarma, D. D. (2005) Local structure in LaMnO3 and CaMnO3 perovskites: a quantitative structural refinement of Mn K-edge XANES data Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 72 (17). 174104 _1-174104 _9. ISSN 1098-0121

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Official URL: http://prb.aps.org/abstract/PRB/v72/i17/e174104

Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.72.174104

Abstract

Hole-doped perovskites such as La1−xCaxMnO3 present special magnetic and magnetotransport properties, and it is commonly accepted that the local atomic structure around Mn ions plays a crucial role in determining these peculiar features. Therefore experimental techniques directly probing the local atomic structure, like x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), have been widely exploited to deeply understand the physics of these compounds. Quantitative XAS analysis usually concerns the extended region [extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS)] of the absorption spectra. The near-edge region [x-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES)] of XAS spectra can provide detailed complementary information on the electronic structure and local atomic topology around the absorber. However, the complexity of the XANES analysis usually prevents a quantitative understanding of the data. This work exploits the recently developed MXAN code to achieve a quantitative structural refinement of the Mn K-edge XANES of LaMnO3 and CaMnO3 compounds; they are the end compounds of the doped manganite series LaxCa1−xMnO3. The results derived from the EXAFS and XANES analyses are in good agreement, demonstrating that a quantitative picture of the local structure can be obtained from XANES in these crystalline compounds. Moreover, the quantitative XANES analysis provides topological information not directly achievable from EXAFS data analysis. This work demonstrates that combining the analysis of extended and near-edge regions of Mn K-edge XAS spectra could provide a complete and accurate description of Mn local atomic environment in these compounds.

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