Hard X-ray diffraction studies of La1-xSrxMnO3

Superstructure reflections at low temperatures in La1-xSrxMnO3 single crystals indicating charge order in samples containing 12.5% and 15% of Sr have been observed. The positions of the reflections in reciprocal space suggest a fourfold unit cell referring to the cubic perovskite structure. The onset temperatures for charge ordering are 150 K and 180 K for x = 0.125 and x = 0.15, respectively. Especially in the sample with the lower Sr concentration, the onset is correlated to a jump in resistivity measured on the same sample.