Evidence for a temperature-induced spin-state transition of Co3+ in La2-xSrxCoO4

We study the magnetic susceptibility of mixed-valent La2−xSrxCoO4 single crystals in the doping range of 0.5⩽x⩽0.8 for temperatures up to 1000 K. The magnetism below room temperature is described by paramagnetic Co2+ in the high-spin state and by Co3+ in the nonmagnetic low-spin state. At high tempe...

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Hauptverfasser: Hollmann, Nils (VerfasserIn) , Haverkort, Maurits W. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 23 May 2011
In: Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics
Year: 2011, Jahrgang: 83, Heft: 17, Pages: 174435
ISSN:1550-235X
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.83.174435
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.83.174435
Verlag, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.83.174435
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Verfasserangaben:N. Hollmann, M.W. Haverkort, M. Benomar, M. Cwik, M. Braden, and T. Lorenz
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Zusammenfassung:We study the magnetic susceptibility of mixed-valent La2−xSrxCoO4 single crystals in the doping range of 0.5⩽x⩽0.8 for temperatures up to 1000 K. The magnetism below room temperature is described by paramagnetic Co2+ in the high-spin state and by Co3+ in the nonmagnetic low-spin state. At high temperatures, an increase in susceptibility is seen, which we attribute to a temperature-induced spin-state transition of Co3+. The susceptibility is analyzed by comparison to full-multiplet calculations for the thermal population of the high- and intermediate-spin states of Co3+.
Beschreibung:Im Titel ist die Ziffer 3 sowie das Plus-Zeichen hochgestellt; die Ziffern bzw. Zeichen 2-x, x, 4 sind tiefgestellt
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ISSN:1550-235X
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.83.174435