Uniform structural phase transition in V2O3 without short-range distortions of the local structure

Fletcher, Ethan R. A.; Higashi, Kentaro; Kalcheim, Yoav; Kageyama, Hiroshi; Frandsen, Benjamin A.

doi:10.1103/physrevb.104.184115

Uniform structural phase transition in V2 O3 without short-range distortions of the local structure

Journal Article · Mon Nov 22 23:00:00 EST 2021 · Physical Review. B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.104.184115· OSTI ID:1865550

^[1]; Higashi, Kentaro ^[2]; Kalcheim, Yoav ^[3]; ^[2]; ^[4]

Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States); Brigham Young University
Kyoto Univ. (Japan)
Technion–Israel Inst. of Technology, Haifa (Israel)
Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States)

The local structure of V₂O₃, an archetypal strongly correlated electron system that displays a metal-insulator transition around 160 K, has been investigated via pair distribution function (PDF) analysis of neutron and x-ray total scattering data. The rhombohedral-to-monoclinic structural phase transition manifests as an abrupt change on all length scales in the observed PDF. No monoclinic distortions of the local structure are found above the transition, although coexisting regions of phase-separated rhombohedral and monoclinic symmetry are observed between 150 K and 160 K. Furthermore this lack of structural fluctuations above the transition contrasts with the known presence of magnetic fluctuations in the high-temperature state, suggesting that the lattice degree of freedom plays a secondary role behind the spin degree of freedom in the transition mechanism.

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Research Organization:: Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Norman Seiden Fellowship for Nanotechnology and Optoelectronics; Israel Science Foundation

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0021134; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1865550

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1837166

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Journal Name: Physical Review. B Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 104; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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