Atomic-scale tracking of topological defect motion and incommensurate charge order melting
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| author | Schnitzer, Noah Goodge, Berit H. Powers, Gregory Kim, Jaewook Cheong, Sang-Wook Baggari, Ismail El Kourkoutis, Lena F. |
| author_facet | Schnitzer, Noah Goodge, Berit H. Powers, Gregory Kim, Jaewook Cheong, Sang-Wook Baggari, Ismail El Kourkoutis, Lena F. |
| contents | Charge order pervades the phase diagrams of quantum materials where it competes with superconducting and magnetic phases, hosts electronic phase transitions and topological defects, and couples to the lattice generating intricate structural distortions. Incommensurate charge order is readily stabilized in manganese oxides where it is associated with anomalous electronic and magnetic properties, but its nanoscale structural inhomogeneity complicates precise characterization and understanding of its relationship with competing phases. Leveraging atomic-resolution variable temperature cryogenic scanning transmission electron microscopy, we characterize the thermal evolution of charge order as it transforms from its ground state in a model manganite system. We find that mobile networks of discommensurations and dislocations generate phase inhomogeneity and induce global incommensurability in an otherwise lattice-locked modulation. Driving the order to melt at high temperatures, the discommensuration density grows and regions of order locally decouple from the lattice periodicity. |
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| spellingShingle | Atomic-scale tracking of topological defect motion and incommensurate charge order melting Schnitzer, Noah Goodge, Berit H. Powers, Gregory Kim, Jaewook Cheong, Sang-Wook Baggari, Ismail El Kourkoutis, Lena F. Strongly Correlated Electrons Materials Science Charge order pervades the phase diagrams of quantum materials where it competes with superconducting and magnetic phases, hosts electronic phase transitions and topological defects, and couples to the lattice generating intricate structural distortions. Incommensurate charge order is readily stabilized in manganese oxides where it is associated with anomalous electronic and magnetic properties, but its nanoscale structural inhomogeneity complicates precise characterization and understanding of its relationship with competing phases. Leveraging atomic-resolution variable temperature cryogenic scanning transmission electron microscopy, we characterize the thermal evolution of charge order as it transforms from its ground state in a model manganite system. We find that mobile networks of discommensurations and dislocations generate phase inhomogeneity and induce global incommensurability in an otherwise lattice-locked modulation. Driving the order to melt at high temperatures, the discommensuration density grows and regions of order locally decouple from the lattice periodicity. |
| title | Atomic-scale tracking of topological defect motion and incommensurate charge order melting |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.08580 |