422 research outputs found

    High-spin low-spin transition

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    Temperature dependent nuclear inelastic-scattering (NIS) of synchrotron radiation was applied to investigate both spin states of the spin-crossover complex [Fe(tpa)(NCS)(2)] (tpa = tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine). A remarkable increase of the iron-ligand bond stretching upon spin crossover has unambiguously been identified by comparing the measured NIS spectra with theoretical simulations based on density-functional calculations

    Pressure-induced changes of the vibrational modes of spin-crossover complexes studied by nuclear resonance scattering of synchrotron radiation

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    Nuclear inelastic scattering (NIS) spectra were recorded for the spin-crossover complexes STP and ETP (STP = [Fe(1,1,1-trisf[N-(2-pyridylmethyl)-N-methylamino]methylg- ethane)](ClO4)2 and ETP = [Fe(1,1,1-trisf[N-(2-pyridylmethyl)-N-methylamino]methylg-butane)](ClO4)2) at 30 K and at room temperature and also at ambient pressure and applied pressure (up to 2.6 GPa). Spin transition from the high-spin (HS) to the low-spin (LS) state was observed by lowering temperature and also by applying pressure at room temperature and has been assigned to the hardening of iron-bond stretching modes due to the smaller volume in the LS isomer

    Broken-Symmetry Ground States of Halogen-Bridged Binuclear Metal Complexes

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    Based on a symmetry argument, we study ground states of what we call MMX-chain compounds, which are the new class of halogen-bridged metal complexes. Commensurate density-wave solutions of a relevant multi-band Peierls-Hubbard model are systematically revealed within the Hartree-Fock approximation. We numerically draw ground-state phase diagrams, where various novel density-wave states appear.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures embedded, to appear in Phys. Lett.

    Quantum and Thermal Phase Transitions of Halogen-Bridged Binuclear Transition-Metal Complexes

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    Aiming to settle the controversial observations for halogen-bridged binuclear transition-metal (MMX) complexes, finite-temperature Hartree-Fock calculations are performed for a relevant two-band Peierls-Hubbard model. Thermal, as well as quantum, phase transitions are investigated with particular emphasis on the competition between electron itinerancy, electron-phonon interaction and electron-electron correlation. Recently observed distinct thermal behaviors of two typical MMX compounds Pt_2(CH_3CS_2)_4I and (NH_4)_4[Pt_2(P_2O_5H_2)_4I]2H_2O are supported and further tuning of their electronic states is predicted.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures embedded, to be published in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. Vol.70, No.5 (2001

    Novel Density-Wave States of Two-Band Peierls-Hubbard Chains

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    Based on a symmetry argument we systematically reveal Hartree-Fock broken-symmetry solutions of the one-dimensional two-band extended Peierls-Hubbard model, which covers various materials of interest such as halogen-bridged metal complexes and mixed-stack charge-transfer salts. We find out all the regular-density-wave solutions with an ordering vector q=0q=0 or q=πq=\pi. Changing band filling as well as electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions, we numerically inquire further into the ground-state phase diagram and the physical property of each state. The possibility of novel density-wave states appearing is argued.Comment: 10 pages, 6 PS figures, to appear in Phys. Lett.

    Competing Ground States of the New Class of Halogen-Bridged Metal Complexes

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    Based on a symmetry argument, we study the ground-state properties of halogen-bridged binuclear metal chain complexes. We systematically derive commensurate density-wave solutions from a relevant two-band Peierls-Hubbard model and numerically draw the the ground-state phase diagram as a function of electron-electron correlations, electron-phonon interactions, and doping concentration within the Hartree-Fock approximation. The competition between two types of charge-density-wave states, which has recently been reported experimentally, is indeed demonstrated.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures embedded, to appear in J. Phys. Soc. Jp

    Pressure Tuning of the Charge Density Wave in the Halogen-Bridged Transition-Metal (MX) Solid Pt2Br6(NH3)4Pt_2Br_6(NH_3)_4

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    We report the pressure dependence up to 95 kbar of Raman active stretching modes in the quasi-one-dimensional MX chain solid Pt2Br6(NH3)4Pt_2Br_6(NH_3)_4. The data indicate that a predicted pressure-induced insulator-to-metal transition does not occur, but are consistent with the solid undergoing either a three-dimensional structural distortion, or a transition from a charge-density wave to another broken-symmetry ground state. We show that such a transition cacan be well-modeled within a Peierls-Hubbard Hamiltonian. 1993 PACS: 71.30.+h, 71.45.Lr, 75.30.Fv, 78.30.-j, 81.40.VwComment: 4 pages, ReVTeX 3.0, figures available from the authors on request (Gary Kanner, [email protected]), to be published in Phys Rev B Rapid Commun, REVISION: minor typos corrected, LA-UR-94-246

    Ground-state properties of a Peierls-Hubbard triangular prism

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    Motivated by recent chemical attempts at assembling halogen-bridged transition-metal complexes within a nanotube, we model and characterize a platinum-halide triangular prism in terms of a Peierls-Hubbard Hamiltonian. Based on a group-theoretical argument, we reveal a variety of valence arrangements, including heterogeneous or partially metallic charge-density-wave states. Quantum and thermal phase competitions are numerically demonstrated with particular emphasis on novel insulator-to-metal and insulator-to-insulator transitions under doping, the former of which is of the first order, while the latter of which is of the second order.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figures. to be published in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. Vol. 79, No.

    Characterization of halogen-bridged binuclear metal complexes as hybridized two-band materials

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    We study the electronic structure of halogen-bridged binuclear metal (MMX) complexes with a two-band Peierls-Hubbard model. Based on a symmetry argument, various density-wave states are derived and characterized. The ground-state phase diagram is drawn within the Hartree-Fock approximation, while the thermal behavior is investigated using a quantum Monte Carlo method. All the calculations conclude that a typical MMX compound Pt_2(CH_3CS_2)_4I should indeed be regarded as a d-p-hybridized two-band material, where the oxidation of the halogen ions must be observed even in the ground state, whereas another MMX family (NH_4)_4[Pt_2(P_2O_5H_2)_4X] may be treated as single-band materials.Comment: 16 pages, 11 figures embedded, to be published in Phys. Rev.
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