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| author | Jost, Daniel Huang, Hsiao-Yu Rossi, Matteo Singh, Amol Huang, Di-Jing Lee, Yonghun Zheng, Hong Mitchell, J. F. Moritz, Brian Shen, Zhi-Xun Devereaux, Thomas P. Lee, Wei-Sheng |
| author_facet | Jost, Daniel Huang, Hsiao-Yu Rossi, Matteo Singh, Amol Huang, Di-Jing Lee, Yonghun Zheng, Hong Mitchell, J. F. Moritz, Brian Shen, Zhi-Xun Devereaux, Thomas P. Lee, Wei-Sheng |
| contents | Polarons - fermionic charge carriers bearing a strong companion lattice deformation - exhibit a natural tendency for self-localization due to the recursive interaction between electrons and the lattice. While polarons are ubiquitous in insulators, how they evolve in transitions to metallic and superconducting states in quantum materials remains an open question. Here, we use resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) to track the electron-lattice coupling in the colossal magneto-resistive bi-layer manganite La$_{1.2}$Sr$_{1.8}$Mn$_2$O$_7$ across its metal-to-insulator transition. The response in the insulating high-temperature state features harmonic emissions of a dispersionless oxygen phonon at small energy transfer. Upon cooling into the metallic state, we observe a drastic redistribution of spectral weight from the region of these harmonic emissions to a broad high energy continuum. In concert with theoretical calculations, we show that this evolution implies a shift in electron-lattice coupling from static to dynamic lattice distortions that leads to a distinct polaronic ground state in the low temperature metallic phase - a dynamic polaron liquid. |
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| publishDate | 2023 |
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| spellingShingle | Low temperature dynamic polaron liquid in a manganite exhibiting colossal magnetoresistance Jost, Daniel Huang, Hsiao-Yu Rossi, Matteo Singh, Amol Huang, Di-Jing Lee, Yonghun Zheng, Hong Mitchell, J. F. Moritz, Brian Shen, Zhi-Xun Devereaux, Thomas P. Lee, Wei-Sheng Strongly Correlated Electrons Materials Science Polarons - fermionic charge carriers bearing a strong companion lattice deformation - exhibit a natural tendency for self-localization due to the recursive interaction between electrons and the lattice. While polarons are ubiquitous in insulators, how they evolve in transitions to metallic and superconducting states in quantum materials remains an open question. Here, we use resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) to track the electron-lattice coupling in the colossal magneto-resistive bi-layer manganite La$_{1.2}$Sr$_{1.8}$Mn$_2$O$_7$ across its metal-to-insulator transition. The response in the insulating high-temperature state features harmonic emissions of a dispersionless oxygen phonon at small energy transfer. Upon cooling into the metallic state, we observe a drastic redistribution of spectral weight from the region of these harmonic emissions to a broad high energy continuum. In concert with theoretical calculations, we show that this evolution implies a shift in electron-lattice coupling from static to dynamic lattice distortions that leads to a distinct polaronic ground state in the low temperature metallic phase - a dynamic polaron liquid. |
| title | Low temperature dynamic polaron liquid in a manganite exhibiting colossal magnetoresistance |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.00718 |