Metal-insulator transition in a pyrochlore-type ruthenium oxide, Hg 2Ru2O7

Ayako Yamamoto; Peter A. Sharma; Yoshihiko Okamoto; Aiko Nakao; Hiroko Aruga Katori; Seiji Niitaka; Daisuke Hashizume; Hidenori Takagi

doi:10.1143/JPSJ.76.043703

Metal-insulator transition in a pyrochlore-type ruthenium oxide, Hg ₂Ru₂O₇

Ayako Yamamoto, Peter A. Sharma, Yoshihiko Okamoto, Aiko Nakao, Hiroko Aruga Katori, Seiji Niitaka, Daisuke Hashizume, Hidenori Takagi

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Abstract

A new pyrochlore ruthenium oxide, Hg₂Ru₂O ₇, was synthesized under a high pressure of 6 GPa. In contrast to the extensively studied Ru⁴⁺ oxides, this compound possesses a novel Ru⁵⁺ valence state, corresponding to a half-filled t _2g³ electron configuration. Hg₂Ru ₂O₇ exhibits a first order metal-insulator transition at 107 K, accompanied by a structural transition from a cubic to lower symmetry. The behavior of the magnetic susceptibility suggests the possible formation of a spin singlet in the insulating low temperature state.

Original language	English
Article number	043703
Journal	journal of the physical society of japan
Volume	76
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1143/JPSJ.76.043703
Publication status	Published - 2007 Apr
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Geometrical frustration
Metal-insulator transition
Pyrochlore-type structure
Ruthenium oxide

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Physics and Astronomy(all)

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