Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2010-01-25
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
29 pages total, 1 table, 7 figures
Scientific paper
Negative thermal expansion (NTE) materials possess a low-density, open structure which can respond to high pressure conditions, leading to new compounds and/or different physical properties. Here we report that one such NTE material?white, insulating, orthorhombic Sc2W3O12?transforms into a black compound when treated at 4 GPa and 1400 oC. The high pressure phase, Sc0.67WO4, crystallizes in a defect-rich wolframite-type structure, a dense, monoclinic structure (space group P2/c) containing 1-D chains of edge-sharing WO6 octahedra. The chemical bonding of Sc0.67WO4 vis-a-vis the ambient pressure Sc2W3O12 phase can be understood on the basis of the Sc defect structure. Magnetic susceptibility, resistivity, thermoelectric power and IR spectroscopic measurements reveal that Sc0.67WO4 is a paramagnet whose conductivity is that of a metal in the presence of weak localization and electron-electron interactions. Oxygen vacancies are suggested as a potential mechanism for generating the carriers in this defective wolframite material.
Arnold Lindsay G.
Malliakas Christos D.
Mitchell John F.
Toby Brian H.
Varga Tamas
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