Temperature and pressure effects on the crystal structure of Sr{sub 3}Ru{sub 2}O{sub 7}: Evidence for electronically driven structural responses
Temperature and pressure effects on the crystal structure of Sr{sub 3}Ru{sub 2}O{sub 7}: Evidence for electronically driven structural responses
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温度和压力对 Sr{sub 3}Ru{sub 2}O{sub 7} 晶体结构的影响:电子驱动结构响应的证据
DOI:
10.1103/physrevb.62.8725
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发表时间:
2000
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Y. Maeno
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作者:
H. Shaked;J. Jorgensen;S. Short;O. Chmaissem;S. Ikeda;Y. Maeno
The crystal structure of the ruthenate Sr{sub 3}Ru{sub 2}O{sub 7} as a function of temperature (5--305 K) and pressure (ambient -0.62 GPa) was studied by neutron diffraction. Upon cooling, the lattice parameter c and the rotation angle of the oxygen octahedra {phi} increase for 305K>T>50K, and decrease for 20K>T>5K. As pressure is applied at room temperature, the outer apical Ru-O bond expands. This remarkable behavior is discussed in terms of modification of the occupation of energy levels of the Ru{sup 4+} ion in the crystalline electric field of the oxygen octahedron and a crossover to Fermi-liquid behavior at low temperature. The very anisotropic thermal expansion leads, in sintered powder samples, to a high degree of strain, which is relieved somewhat with each cooling cycle.