Selective Spin-State Switch and Metal-Insulator Transition in \boldmath $\rm GdBaCo_2O_{5.5}$

Details Selective Spin-State Switch and Metal-Insulator Transition in \boldmath $\rm GdBaCo_2O_{5.5}$ Selective Spin-State Switch and Metal-Insulator Transition in \boldmath $\rm GdBaCo_2O_{5.5}$

2002-03-19

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0203378v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

Phys. Rev. B (to appear)

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.65.180405

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 $T_{MI}$.

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