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Fang Zhang1, Yuchen Cui2, Jingxin Gao2
1School of Renewable Energy, North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China nfchen@ncepu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Although an intriguing metal-insulator transition (MIT) stemming from spin-state transition was discovered for cobaltite double-perovskites (REBaCo2O5+δ ), its regulatory mechanism is yet unclear owing to the intertwined dual-determinants from cationic and anionic perspectives. Herein, we demonstrate that the occurrence of abrupt MIT for REBaCo2O5+δ relies on the synergistic coordination between the RE ionic-radius-induced CoO6 octahedral distortion and the oxygen-vacancy-modulated Co valence-state for low structural symmetry. A gradual shift in the transportation behavior from metal to insulator is observed for REBaCo2O5+δ synthesized in air with REs from Pr to Ho, while the MIT emerges for middle REs (e.g., Sm, Eu, Gd and Tb). Nevertheless, the MIT was could be further extended to more RE compositions from an anionic perspective by annealing the insulating (RE: Dy and Ho) or metallic (RE: Pr and Nd) REBaCo2O5+δ at MPa-high oxygen or nitrogen pressure, respectively. Further estimation the oxygen composition via their thermopowers indicates that their MIT behaviors were coincide with a narrow distribution of δ around 0.5 and descendent structural symmetry towards Pmmm from P4/mmm. This unveils the distinctiveness in spin-state transition-driven MIT compared to the Bloch-Wilson, Mott, or Peierls transitions, providing a versatile platform for fundamental explorations beyond conventional correlated electron systems.
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