Published June 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Simultaneous spin-state-insulator-metal transition in Pr0.5Ca0.5CoO3

  • 1. Department of Applied Physics, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601 (Japan)
  • 2. Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503 (Japan)
  • 3. Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 (Japan)
  • 4. Hiroshima Synchrotron Radiation Center, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 (Japan)

Description

We report the first observation of a distinct change in the electronic structure due to a 'pure' low-spin-to-intermediate-spin (LS-IS) transition accompanied by an insulator-metal transition in Pr0.5Ca0.5CoO3 by high-resolution photoemission spectroscopy. With increase in T, the distinct Co 3d LS peak just below the Fermi level (E F) rapidly collapses at ∼80 K, whose spectral weight is transferred into the very near-E F region, forming small coherent spectral weight. In connection with a cluster-model analysis, this change can be interpreted as an LS-to-IS spin-state transition accompanied by a metal-insulator transition

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.elspec.2005.01.225;
PII
S0368-2048(05)00285-9;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena
Journal Volume
144-147
Journal Page Range
p. 893-895
ISSN
0368-2048
CODEN
JESRAW

Conference

Title
14. international conference on vacuum ultraviolet radiation physics
Acronym
VUV 14
Dates
19-23 Jul 2004
Place
Cairns (Australia)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37039894
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COBALT OXIDES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FERMI LEVEL; PHOTOEMISSION; PRASEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS; RESOLUTION; SPIN
Descriptors DEC
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CHALCOGENIDES; COBALT COMPOUNDS; EMISSION; ENERGY LEVELS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; SECONDARY EMISSION; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS

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Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.