The origin of the stabilized simple-cubic structure in Po

Details The origin of the stabilized simple-cubic structure in Po The origin of the stabilized simple-cubic structure in Po

2005-12-08

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0512168v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

4 pages, 4figures

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The origin of the stabilized simple-cubic (SC) structure in Po is explored by using the first principle band calculations. We have found that the prime origin is the inherent strong spin-orbit (SO) interaction in Po, which suppresses the Peierls-like structural instability as usually occurs in p-bonded systems. Based on the systematic analysis of electronic structures, charge densities, Fermi surfaces, and susceptibilities of Se, Te, and Po, we have proved that the stable crystal structure in VIA elements is determined by the competition between the SO splitting and the crystal field splitting induced by the low-symmetry structural transition. The trigonal structure is stabilized in Se and Te by the larger crystal field splitting than the SO splitting, whereas in Po the SC structure is stabilized by the large SO splitting.

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