Lattice, Magnetism, and Transport in SrRuO3 Co-doped with La and Mn

Here, equal numbers of La and Mn ions are successfully introduced simultaneously in SrRuO3. With increasing La/Mn doping, all compositions crystallize in Pnma with the lattice constant, together with the RuO 6 octahedral distortion, decreases. Ferromagnetism-to-spin glass magnetic behavior is observed at x  ≥ 0.23. A metal–insulator transition (MIT) occurs at lower temperatures, resulting from the disordering of the metal mixture in the lattice. The retraction of the RuO 6 octahedron increases the overlap of the Ru t 2g –O 2p orbitals and broadens the Ru 4d bandwidth, leading to weaker electron–electron interactions, which may decrease the electronic and thermal conductivity.