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Haozhe Wang1, Alberto de la Torre2, Joseph T Race3
1Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States.
Abstract:
In this study, we report a tetragonal perovskite structure of SrIrO3 (P4/mmm, a = 3.9362(9) Å, c = 7.880(3) Å) synthesized at 6 GPa and 1400 °C, employing the ambient pressure monoclinic SrIrO3 with distorted 6H structure as a precursor. The crystal structure of tetragonal SrIrO3 was evaluated on the basis of single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction. A cubic indexing was observed, which was attributed to overlooked superlattice reflections. Weak fractional peaks in the H and K dimensions suggest possible structure modulation by oxygen defects. Magnetization study reveals weak paramagnetic behavior down to 2 K, indicative of the interplay between spin-orbit coupling, electron correlations, and the crystal electric field. Additionally, measurements of electrical resistivity display metallic behavior with an upturn at about 54 K, which is ascribed to weak electron localization and possible structural defects.
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