TY - JOUR
T1 - Metallization of La1/3NbO3 by lithium incorporation
AU - Yamamoto, A.
AU - Uchiyama, H.
AU - Tajima, S.
PY - 2004/9/1
Y1 - 2004/9/1
N2 - Lithium ion was successfully introduced into La1/3NbO 3 with an A-site-deficient perovskite-type structure. The crystal structure and transport properties of La1/3LixNbO 3 were investigated as a function of Li content (x = 0-0.59). The lattice parameters of La1/3LixNbO3 with an orthorhombic cell were enlarged with increasing Li content for x ≤ 0.3, and the structure was transformed to a pseudo-tetragonal cell for x = 0.44. The temperature dependence of electrical resistivity gradually changed from insulating to metallic with increasing x, and thermoelectric power measurement indicated that the carriers were electrons. In X-ray photoelectron spectra of the incorporated samples, Nb3d4+ peaks appeared in addition to Nb3d5+ peaks, which was consistent with the change of the transport properties. In spite of the success of metallization, no diamagnetic signal indicative of supercondcutivity was observed in La 1/3Li0.59NbO3 down to 1.8K.
AB - Lithium ion was successfully introduced into La1/3NbO 3 with an A-site-deficient perovskite-type structure. The crystal structure and transport properties of La1/3LixNbO 3 were investigated as a function of Li content (x = 0-0.59). The lattice parameters of La1/3LixNbO3 with an orthorhombic cell were enlarged with increasing Li content for x ≤ 0.3, and the structure was transformed to a pseudo-tetragonal cell for x = 0.44. The temperature dependence of electrical resistivity gradually changed from insulating to metallic with increasing x, and thermoelectric power measurement indicated that the carriers were electrons. In X-ray photoelectron spectra of the incorporated samples, Nb3d4+ peaks appeared in addition to Nb3d5+ peaks, which was consistent with the change of the transport properties. In spite of the success of metallization, no diamagnetic signal indicative of supercondcutivity was observed in La 1/3Li0.59NbO3 down to 1.8K.
KW - A. Oxides
KW - C. Photoelectron spectroscopy
KW - D. Crystal structure
KW - D. Electrical properties
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U2 - 10.1016/j.materresbull.2004.05.005
DO - 10.1016/j.materresbull.2004.05.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:3242691382
VL - 39
SP - 1691
EP - 1699
JO - Materials Research Bulletin
JF - Materials Research Bulletin
SN - 0025-5408
IS - 11
ER -