Simultaneous metal-insulator and antiferromagnetic transitions in orthorhombic perovskite iridate Sr0.94Ir0.78O2.68 single crystals

Zheng, Hao; Terzic, Jasminka; Ye, Feng; Wan, Xiangang G.; Wang, D.; Wang, Jinchen; Wang, Xiaoping; Schlottmann, Pedro; Yuan, S. J.; Cao, Gang

doi:10.1103/physrevb.93.235157

Title: Simultaneous metal-insulator and antiferromagnetic transitions in orthorhombic perovskite iridate Sr_0.94Ir_0.78O_2.68 single crystals

Journal Article · Mon Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Physical Review. B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.93.235157· OSTI ID:1896974

Zheng, Hao ^[1]; Terzic, Jasminka ^[1];

^[2]; Wan, Xiangang G. ^[3]; Wang, D. ^[3];

^[4];

^[5]; Schlottmann, Pedro ^[6]; Yuan, S. J. ^[1]; Cao, Gang ^[1]

Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (United States)
Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Nanjing Univ. (China)
Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Renmin Univ. of China, Beijing (China)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)

The orthorhombic perovskite SrIrO₃ is a semimetal, an intriguing exception in iridates where the strong spin-orbit interaction coupled with electron correlations tends to impose an insulating state. Here, we report results of our investigation of bulk single-crystal Sr_0.94Ir_0.78O_2.68 or Ir-deficient, orthorhombic perovskite SrIrO₃. It retains the same crystal structure as stoichiometric SrIrO₃ but exhibits a sharp, simultaneous antiferromagnetic (AFM) and metal-insulator (MI) transition occurring in the basal-plane resistivity at 185 K. Above it, the basal-plane resistivity features an extended regime of almost linear temperature dependence up to 800 K but the strong electronic anisotropy renders an insulating behavior in the out-of-plane resistivity. The Hall resistivity undergoes an abrupt sign change and grows below 40 K, which along with the Sommerfeld constant of 20 mJ/mol K² suggests a multiband effect. All results including our first-principles calculations underscore a delicacy of the paramagnetic, metallic state in SrIrO₃ that is in close proximity to an AFM insulating state. The contrasting ground states in isostructural Sr_0.94Ir_0.78O_2.68 and SrIrO₃ illustrate a critical role of lattice distortions and Ir deficiency in rebalancing the ground state in the iridates. Finally, the concurrent AFM and MI transitions reveal a direct correlation between the magnetic transition and formation of an activation gap in the iridate, which is conspicuously absent in Sr₂IrO₄.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; DMR-1265162; FG02-98ER45707

OSTI ID:: 1896974

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1259581

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Vol. 93, Issue 23; ISSN 2469-9950

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