Pseudosymmetry in Tetragonal Perovskite SrIrO$_3$ Synthesized under High Pressure

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العنوان: Pseudosymmetry in Tetragonal Perovskite SrIrO$_3$ Synthesized under High Pressure
المؤلفون: Wang, Haozhe, de la Torre, Alberto, Race, Joseph T., Wang, Qiaochu, Ruff, Jacob P. C., Woodward, Patrick M., Plumb, Kemp W., Walker, David, Xie, Weiwei
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: Condensed Matter
مصطلحات موضوعية: Condensed Matter - Materials Science
الوصف: In this study, we report a tetragonal perovskite structure of SrIrO$_3$ (P4/mmm, a = 3.9362(9) \r{A}, c = 7.880(3) \r{A}) synthesized at 6 GPa and 1400 $\deg$C, employing the ambient pressure monoclinic SrIrO$_3$ with distorted 6H structure as a precursor. The crystal structure of tetragonal SrIrO3 was evaluated on the basis of single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction. A cubic indexing was observed attributed to overlooked superlattice reflections. Weak fractional peaks in the H and K dimensions suggest possible structure modulation by oxygen defects. Magnetization study reveals weak paramagnetic behavior down to 2 K, indicative of the interplay between spin-orbit coupling, electron correlations, and crystal electric field. Additionally, measurements of electrical resistivity display metallic behavior with an upturn at about 54 K, ascribed to weak electron localization and possible structural defects.
Comment: 31 pages, 12 figures
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2407.07984
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2407.07984
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv