Abstract
ESR measurements are carried out for La 1-x Ca x MnO 3 (x=0, 0.01) from 760 K down to 4 K. A clear signal was observed above 260 K, presumably arising from Mn 3+ and Mn 4+, but two kinds of signals, the low-field and high-field ESR with g≃2, were observed below it. The high- and low-field signals are tentatively assumed to originate from Mn 4+ and Mn 3+, respectively. The g-value, linewidth, and intensity of the high-field signal nearly follow ∝1/(T-106). The temperature dependence of g-shift of the low-field signal is similar to that of magnetic susceptibility of LaMnO 3. The ESR intensity anomalously increases at temperatures between about 150 K and 250 K, which is tentatively ascribed to the occurrence of "spin-clusters". Above ≃300 K, the ESR intensity nearly follows Curie's law, and the linewidth is proportional to exp (-500/T), an indication of some kind of energy-gap existence in the Mn spin system.
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