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Raman scattering experiments have been carried out on single crystals of Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3 as a function of temperature in the range of 320–50 K, covering the paramagnetic insulator-ferromagnetic metal transition at 250 K and the charge-ordering antiferromagnetic transition at 150 K. The diffusive electronic Raman scattering response is seen in the paramagnetic phase which continue to exist even in the ferromagnetic phase, eventually disappearing below 150 K. We understand the existence of diffusive response in the ferromagnetic phase to the coexistence of the different electronic phases. The frequency and linewidth of the phonons across the transitions show significant changes, which cannot be accounted for only by anharmonic interactions.
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Seikh, M.M., Sood, A.K. & Narayana, C. Electronic and vibrational Raman spectroscopy of Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3 through the phase transitions. Pramana - J Phys 64, 119–128 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02704535
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Keywords
- Manganites
- Jahn-Teller distortion
- Raman scattering
- phonon
- spin excitation
- spin-phonon coupling
- electronic Raman scattering