Selective spin-state switch and metal-insulator transition in
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- 26 April 2002
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 65 (18)
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.65.180405
Abstract
Ultra-high resolution synchrotron diffraction data for $\rm GdBaCo_2O_{5.5}$ throw new light on the metal-insulator transition of Co$^{3+}$ Ba-cobaltites. An anomalous expansion of CoO$_6$ octahedra is observed at the phase transition on heating, while CoO$_5$ pyramids show the normal shrinking at the closing of the gap. The insulator-to-metal transition is attributed to a sudden excitation of some electrons in the octahedra ($t_{2g}^6$ state) into the Co $e_g$ band (final $t_{2g}^4e_g^2$ state). The $t_{2g}^5e_g^1$ state in the pyramids does not change and the structural study also rules out a $d_{3x^2-r^2}/d_{3y^2-r^2}$ orbital ordering at $T_{MI}$.Comment: Phys. Rev. B (to appear
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