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Long range electronic phase separation in CaFe3O5

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  • Ka. H. Hong

    (University of Edinburgh)

  • Angel M. Arevalo-Lopez

    (Univ. Artois, UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide)

  • James Cumby

    (University of Edinburgh)

  • Clemens Ritter

    (Institut Laue-Langevin)

  • J. Paul Attfield

    (University of Edinburgh)

Abstract

Incomplete transformations from ferromagnetic to charge ordered states in manganite perovskites lead to phase-separated microstructures showing colossal magnetoresistances. However, it is unclear whether electronic matter can show spontaneous separation into multiple phases distinct from the high temperature state. Here we show that paramagnetic CaFe3O5 undergoes separation into two phases with different electronic and spin orders below their joint magnetic transition at 302 K. One phase is charge, orbital and trimeron ordered similar to the ground state of magnetite, Fe3O4, while the other has Fe2+/Fe3+charge averaging. Lattice symmetry is unchanged but differing strains from the electronic orders probably drive the phase separation. Complex low symmetry materials like CaFe3O5 where charge can be redistributed between distinct cation sites offer possibilities for the generation and control of electronic phase separated nanostructures.

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  • Ka. H. Hong & Angel M. Arevalo-Lopez & James Cumby & Clemens Ritter & J. Paul Attfield, 2018. "Long range electronic phase separation in CaFe3O5," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-6, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-05363-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05363-6
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