Jacobsen, H; Feng, HL; Princep, AJ; Rahn, MC; Guo, Y; Chen, J; Matsushita, Y; ... Boothroyd, AT; + view all Jacobsen, H; Feng, HL; Princep, AJ; Rahn, MC; Guo, Y; Chen, J; Matsushita, Y; Tsujimoto, Y; Nagao, M; Khalyavin, D; Manuel, P; Murray, CA; Donnerer, C; Vale, JG; Sala, MM; Yamaura, K; Boothroyd, AT; - view fewer (2020) Magnetically induced metal-insulator transition in Pb2CaOsO6. Physical Review B , 102 , Article 214409. 10.1103/PhysRevB.102.214409.

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We report on the structural, magnetic, and electronic properties of two new double-perovskites synthesized under high pressure, Pb2CaOsO6 and Pb2ZnOsO6. Upon cooling below 80 K, Pb2CaOsO6 simultaneously undergoes a metal-to-insulator transition and develops antiferromagnetic order. Pb2ZnOsO6, on the other hand, remains a paramagnetic metal down to 2 K. The key difference between the two compounds lies in their crystal structures. The Os atoms in Pb2ZnOsO6 are arranged on an approximately face-centered cubic lattice with strong antiferromagnetic nearest-neighbor exchange couplings. The geometrical frustration inherent to this lattice prevents magnetic order from forming down to the lowest temperatures. In contrast, the unit cell of Pb2CaOsO6 is heavily distorted up to at least 500 K including antiferroelectriclike displacements of the Pb and O atoms despite metallic conductivity above 80 K. This distortion relieves the magnetic frustration, facilitating magnetic order which, in turn, drives the metal-insulator transition. Our results suggest that the phase transition in Pb2CaOsO6 is spin driven and could be a rare example of a Slater transition.

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