Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2004-12-12
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
9 pages, 5 figures
Scientific paper
Single crystals of Na$_{0.5}$CoO$_2$ were obtained through a flux method followed by de-intercalation of sodium. The Na$_{0.5}$CoO$_2$ samples were found to be vulnerable to water in the air and a hydration process in which H$_2$O molecules fill oxygen vacancies in CoO$_2$ layers is suggested to be responsible for the unusual vulnerability to water. The transport properties, including resistivity (\emph{$\rho$}), thermopower (\emph{S}) and Hall coefficient (\emph{R$_H$}), were studied in a temperature range of 5-300 K. The compound shows a weak localization of carriers just below 200 K and Co$^{3+}$-Co$^{4+}$ charge ordering at about 30 K, a relatively lower temperature than previously reported. The results seem to be quite different from those previously reported for this system [Foo et al, Phys. Rev. Lett. 92 (2004) 247001]. Possible mechanism underlying this kind of inconsistency is discussed.
Cao G.-H.
Chen Xu-Zong
Gan Z. H.
Qiu L. M.
Shen Jian Qi
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