Effect of the Jahn-Teller Distortion on Double Exchange Interaction in $La_{0.8}K_{0.2}MnO_3$ Nanoparticles

Electric resistance and effect of hydrostatic pressure on magnetic properties has been studied on the $La_{0.8}K_{0.2}MnO_3$ nanoparticles. Magnetic phase transition is affected by pressure only slightly, the Curie temperature $T_{C}$ decreases with the rate of -1.02 K/GPa, on samples with orthorhombic structure where the Jahn-Teller distortion of lattice is large. On the other hand, $T_{C}$ increases with the rate of 20.1 K/GPa on samples with rhombohedral structure, where the Jahn-Teller distortion of lattice is absent. Insulator type of electrical resistance is characteristic feature of sample with large Jahn-Teller distortion of lattice and insulator-metal transition was observed on samples where the Jahn-Teller distortion is negligible. Our results are in line with theoretical calculation predicting that double exchange interaction is suppressed by the Jahn-Teller distortion.