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Stabilization of charge ordering in La(1/3)Sr(2/3)FeO(3-d) by magnetic exchange

R. J. McQueeney, J. Ma, S. Chang, J. -Q. Yan, M. Hehlen, F. Trouw

cond-mat.str-elarXiv:cond-mat/0607570

Abstract

The magnetic exchange energies in charge ordered La(1/3)Sr(2/3)FeO(3-d) (LSFO) and its parent compound LaFeO(3) (LFO) have been determined by inelastic neutron scattering. In LSFO, the measured ratio of ferromagnetic exchange between Fe3+ - Fe5+ pairs (JF) and antiferromagnetic exchange between Fe3+ - Fe3+ pairs (JAF) fulfills the criterion for charge ordering driven by magnetic interactions (|JF/JAF| > 1). The 30% reduction of JAF as compared to LFO indicates that doped holes are delocalized, and charge ordering occurs without a dominant influence from Coulomb interactions.

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