Thermodynamic evidence for polaron stabilization inside the antiferromagnetic order of Eu$_5$In$_2$Sb$_6$
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| author | Dawczak-Dębicki, H. Crivillero, M. Victoria Ale Cook, M. S. Thomas, S. M. Rosa, Priscila F. S. Müller, J. Rößler, U. K. Schlottmann, P. Wirth, S. |
| author_facet | Dawczak-Dębicki, H. Crivillero, M. Victoria Ale Cook, M. S. Thomas, S. M. Rosa, Priscila F. S. Müller, J. Rößler, U. K. Schlottmann, P. Wirth, S. |
| contents | Materials exhibiting electronic inhomogeneities at the nanometer scale have enormous potential for applications. Magnetic polarons are one such type of inhomogeneity which link the electronic, magnetic and lattice degrees of freedom in correlated matter and often give rise to colossal magnetoresistance. Here, we investigate single crystals of Eu$_5$In$_2$Sb$_6$ by thermal expansion and magnetostriction along different crystallographic directions. These data provide compelling evidence for the formation of magnetic polarons in Eu$_5$In$_2$Sb$_6$ well above the magnetic ordering temperature. More specifically, our results are consistent with anisotropic polarons with varying extent along the different crystallographic directions. A crossover revealed within the magnetically ordered phase can be associated with a surprising stabilization of ferromagnetic polarons within the global antiferromagnetic order upon decreasing temperature. These findings make Eu$_5$In$_2$Sb$_6$ a rare example of such coexisting and competing magnetic orders and, importantly, shed new light on colossal magnetoresistive behavior beyond manganites. |
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| spellingShingle | Thermodynamic evidence for polaron stabilization inside the antiferromagnetic order of Eu$_5$In$_2$Sb$_6$ Dawczak-Dębicki, H. Crivillero, M. Victoria Ale Cook, M. S. Thomas, S. M. Rosa, Priscila F. S. Müller, J. Rößler, U. K. Schlottmann, P. Wirth, S. Strongly Correlated Electrons Materials exhibiting electronic inhomogeneities at the nanometer scale have enormous potential for applications. Magnetic polarons are one such type of inhomogeneity which link the electronic, magnetic and lattice degrees of freedom in correlated matter and often give rise to colossal magnetoresistance. Here, we investigate single crystals of Eu$_5$In$_2$Sb$_6$ by thermal expansion and magnetostriction along different crystallographic directions. These data provide compelling evidence for the formation of magnetic polarons in Eu$_5$In$_2$Sb$_6$ well above the magnetic ordering temperature. More specifically, our results are consistent with anisotropic polarons with varying extent along the different crystallographic directions. A crossover revealed within the magnetically ordered phase can be associated with a surprising stabilization of ferromagnetic polarons within the global antiferromagnetic order upon decreasing temperature. These findings make Eu$_5$In$_2$Sb$_6$ a rare example of such coexisting and competing magnetic orders and, importantly, shed new light on colossal magnetoresistive behavior beyond manganites. |
| title | Thermodynamic evidence for polaron stabilization inside the antiferromagnetic order of Eu$_5$In$_2$Sb$_6$ |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.18744 |