Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2010-08-16
in: Properties and Applications of Thermoelectric Materials, edited by V. Zlatic and A. C. Hewson, NATO Science for Peace and
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
25 pages, 10 figures
Scientific paper
The properties of Mott insulators with orbital degrees of freedom are described by spin-orbital superexchange models, which provide a theoretical framework for understanding their magnetic and optical properties. We introduce such a model derived for $(xy)^1(yz/zx)^1$ configuration of V$^{3+}$ ions in the $R$VO$_3$ perovskites, $R$=Lu,Yb,$\cdots$,La, and demonstrate that $\{yz,zx\}$ orbital fluctuations along the $c$ axis are responsible for the huge magnetic and optical anisotropies observed in the almost perfectly cubic compound LaVO$_3$. We argue that the GdFeO$_3$ distortion and the large difference in entropy of $C$-AF and $G$-AF phases is responsible for the second magnetic transition observed at $T_{N2}$ in YVO$_3$. Next we address the variation of orbital and magnetic transition temperature, $T_{\rm OO}$ and $T_{N1}$, in the $R$VO$_3$ perovskites, after extending the spin-orbital model by the crystal-field and the orbital interactions which arise from the GdFeO$_3$ and Jahn-Teller distortions of the VO$_6$ octahedra. We further find that the orthorhombic distortion which increases from LaVO$_3$ to LuVO$_3$ plays a crucial role by controlling the orbital fluctuations, and via the modified orbital correlations influences the onset of both magnetic and orbital order.
Horsch Peter
Oles' Andrzej M.
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