Abstract & Overview
The temperature-dependent structural changes were investigated by using the X-ray diffraction and the Extended X-ray absorption fine spectroscopy (EXAFS) for layered perovskite manganites La 2-2x Sr 1+2x Mn 2 O 7 (x=0.33 and 0.4).The anomalous changes of Mn-O bond length and Jahn-Teller (J-T) distortion of MnO 6 octahedron were observed, corresponding to ferromagnetic transition temperature (~ 120 K).Around the temperature of 2D short-range magnetic ordering (~ 235 K), there occurs an anomaly of the Jahn-Teller distortions of MnO 6 .These results indicate that magnetic properties of perovskite manganites La 2-2x Sr 1+2x Mn 2 O 7 depend heavily on their microstructure change.The orbital state occupancy is involved in the observed Mn-O bond change.