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Out of plane effect on the superconductivity of Sr2-xBaxCuO3+d with Tc up to 98K
We comment on the paper published by W.B. Gao, Q.Q. Liu, L.X. Yang, Y.Yu,
F.Y. Li, C.Q. Jin and S. Uchida in Phys. Rev. B 80, 094523 (2009) and give
alternate explanations for the enhanced superconductivity. The enhanced onset
Tc of 98K observed upon substituting Ba for Sr is attributed to optimal oxygen
ordering rather than to the increase in volume. Comparison with La2CuO(4+x)
samples suggest that the effect of disorder is overestimated
Charge order, orbital order, and electron localization in the Magneli phase Ti4O7
The metal-insulator transition of the Magneli phase Ti4O7 is studied by means
of augmented spherical wave (ASW) electronic structure calculations as based on
density functional theory and the local density approximation. The results show
that the metal-insulator transition arises from a complex interplay of charge
order, orbital order, and singlet formation of those Ti 3d states which mediate
metal-metal bonding inside the four-atom chains characteristic of the material.
Ti4O7 thus combines important aspects of Fe3O4 and VO2. While the charge
ordering closely resembles that observed at the Verwey transition, the orbital
order and singlet formation appear to be identical to the mechanisms driving
the metal-insulator transition of vanadium dioxide.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figures, more information at
http://www.physik.uni-augsburg.de/~eyert
Overdoped Cuprates With High Temperature Superconducting Transitions
Evidence for High Tc cuprate superconductivity is found in a region of the
phase diagram where non-superconducting Fermi liquid metals are expected. Cu
valences estimated independently from both x-ray absorption near-edge structure
(XANES) and bond valence sum (BVS) measurements are > 2.3 for structures in the
homologous series (Cu0.75Mo0.25)Sr2(Y,Ce)sCu2O5+2s+{\delta} with s = 1, 2, 3,
and 4. The s = 1 member, (Cu0.75Mo0.25)Sr2YCu2O7+{\delta}, 0 \leq {\delta} \leq
0.5, is structurally related to YBa2Cu3O7 in which 25% of the basal Cu cations
[i.e. those in the chain layer] are replaced by Mo, and the Ba cations are
replaced by Sr. After oxidation under high pressure the s = 1 member becomes
superconducting with Tc = 88K. The Cu valence is estimated to be ~2.5, well
beyond the ~2.3 value for which other High-Tc cuprates are considered to be
overdoped Fermi liquids. The increase in valence is attributed to the
additional 0.5 oxygen ions added per chain upon oxidation. The record short
apical oxygen distance, at odds with current theory, suggests the possibility
of a new pairing mechanism but further experiments are urgently needed to
obtain more direct evidence. From the structural point of view the members with
s \geq 2 are considered to be equivalent to single-layer cuprates. All have Tc
~ 56 K which is significantly higher than expected because they also have
higher than expected Cu valences. The XANES-determined valences normalized to
give values in the CuO2 layers are 2.24, 2.25, and 2.26 for s = 2, 3, and 4,
while the BVS values determined for the valence in the CuO2 layer alone are
2.31-2.34 for the s = 2 and 3 members. No evidence for periodic ordering has
been detected by electron diffraction and high resolution imaging studies. The
possibility that the charge reservoir layers are able to screen long range
coulomb interactions and thus enhance Tc is discussed
Potassium decaborate monohydrate
In the crystal structure of the title compound, K2[B10O14(OH)4]·H2O, the polyborate [B10O14(OH)4]2− anions are linked together through their common O atoms, forming a helical chain-like structure. Adjacent chains are further connected into a three-dimensional structure by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The water molecules and potassium cations are located between these chains. Further O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds occur between the anions and the water molecule
Synthesis and characterization of multiferroic BiMnO
We report on the high pressure synthesis of BiMnO, a manganite
displaying a "quadruple perovskite" structure. Structural characterization of
single crystal samples shows a distorted and asymmetrical coordination around
the Bi atom, due to presence of the lone pair, resulting in
non-centrosymmetric space group Im, leading to a permanent electrical dipole
moment and ferroelectric properties. On the other hand, magnetic
characterization reveals antiferromagnetic transitions, in agreement with the
isostructural compounds, thus evidencing two intrinsic properties that make
BiMnO a promising multiferroic material.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Commensurate structural modulation in the charge- and orbitally-ordered phase of the quadruple perovskite (NaMn)MnO
By means of synchrotron x-ray and electron diffraction, we studied the
structural changes at the charge order transition =176 K in the
mixed-valence quadruple perovskite (NaMn)MnO. Below we
find satellite peaks indicating a commensurate structural modulation with the
same propagation vector q =(1/2,0,-1/2) of the CE magnetic order that appears
at low temperature, similarly to the case of simple perovskites like
LaCaMnO. In the present case, the modulated structure
together with the observation of a large entropy change at gives
evidence of a rare case of full Mn/Mn charge and orbital order
consistent with the Goodenough-Kanamori model.Comment: Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B Rapid Communication
Abrupt metal-insulator transition observed in VO2 thin films induced by a switching voltage pulse
An abrupt metal-insulator transition (MIT) was observed in VO2 thin films
during the application of a switching voltage pulse to two-terminal devices.
Any switching pulse over a threshold voltage for the MIT of 7.1 V enabled the
device material to transform efficiently from an insulator to a metal. The
characteristics of the transformation were analyzed by considering both the
delay time and rise time of the measured current response. The extrapolated
switching time of the MIT decreased down to 9 ns as the external load
resistance decreased to zero. Observation of the intrinsic switching time of
the MIT in the correlated oxide films is impossible because of the
inhomogeneity of the material; both the metallic state and an insulating state
co-exist in the measurement volume. This indicates that the intrinsic switching
time is in the order of less than a nanosecond. The high switching speed might
arise from a strong correlation effect (Coulomb repulsion) between the
electrons in the material.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
Internal-strain mediated coupling between polar Bi and magnetic Mn ions in the defect-free quadruple-perovskite BiMnMnO
By means of neutron powder diffraction, we investigated the effect of the
polar Bi ion on the magnetic ordering of the Mn ions in
BiMnMnO, the counterpart with \textit{quadruple} perovskite
structure of the \textit{simple} perovskite BiMnO. The data are consistent
with a \textit{noncentrosymmetric} spacegroup which contrasts the
\textit{centrosymmetric} one previously reported for the isovalent and
isomorphic compound LaMnMnO, which gives evidence of a
Bi-induced polarization of the lattice. At low temperature, the two
Mn sublattices of the and sites order antiferromagnetically
(AFM) in an independent manner at 25 and 55 K, similarly to the case of
LaMnMnO. However, both magnetic structures of
BiMnMnO radically differ from those of LaMnMnO.
In BiMnMnO the moments of the sites form
an anti-body AFM structure, whilst the moments \textbf{M} of the
sites result from a large and \textit{uniform} modulation along the b-axis of the moments \textbf{M} in the
-plane. The modulation is strikingly correlated with the displacements of
the Mn ions induced by the Bi ions. Our analysis unveils a strong
magnetoelastic coupling between the internal strain created by the Bi
ions and the moment of the Mn ions in the sites. This is ascribed to
the high symmetry of the oxygen sites and to the absence of oxygen defects, two
characteristics of quadruple perovskites not found in simple ones, which
prevent the release of the Bi-induced strain through distortions or
disorder. This demonstrates the possibility of a large magnetoelectric coupling
in proper ferroelectrics and suggests a novel concept of internal strain
engineering for multiferroics design.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figures, 5 table
High-Tc Superconducting Cuprates, (Ce,Y)sO2s-2Sr2(Cu2.75Mo0.25 )O6+[delta] : Tc-increase with apical Cu-O decrease at constant Cu-O planar distance
Evidence for high-Tc cuprate superconductivity is found in a region of the phase diagram where non-superconducting Fermi liquid metals are expected. Cu valences estimated independently from both XANES measurements and bond valence sum calculations are greater than 2.25 and are in close agreement with each other for structures of the homologous series given in the title with s = 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Two questions arise from the present perspective: 1) Is all the action in the CuO2 layers? 2) Is there superconductivity beyond the usual dome? The record short apical oxygen distance found in the homologous series especially in the s = 1 member, at odds with the current theory, suggests the possibility of a new pairing mechanism. The apical Cu-O distance in the s = 1 member decreases upon oxygenation from 2.29 to 2.15 dot A while the Cu valence increases to 2.45 dot A.Peer reviewe
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