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Band electronic structure of the lithium molybdenum purple bronze Li/sub 0. 9/Mo/sub 6/O/sub 17/

Journal Article · · J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00210a006· OSTI ID:5649895
The electronic structure of Li/sub 0.9/Mo/sub 6/O/sub 17/ was examined by performing tight-binding band calculations, and the calculated band electronic structure was analyzed in terms of orbital interactions analysis. Li/sub 0.9/Mo/sub 6/O/sub 17/ is three-dimensional in crystal structure but pseudo-one-dimensional (1D) in electrical properties, because the partially filled d-block bands of Li/sub 0.9/Mo/sub 6/O/sub 17/ originate primarily from the Mo/sub 4/O/sub 18/ chains embedded in the Mo/sub 4/O/sub 15/ octahedral layers. Of the four filled d-block bands of Li/sub 0.9/Mo/sub 6/O/sub 17/, two partially filled bands are dispersive along the Mo/sub 4/O/sub 18/ direction. Each of these two bands provides an identical 1D Fermi surface nested by the vector q approx./= (0, 0.45b*, 0). Therefore, it is likely that Li/sub 0.9/Mo/sub 6/O/sub 17/ is susceptible to either a charge or spin density wave formation associated with the nesting vector. The resistivity upturn at 25 K and the superconductivity at approx. 1.9 K in Li/sub 0.9/Mo/sub 6/O/sub 17/ were discussed on the basis of the calculated Fermi surface.
Research Organization:
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh
DOE Contract Number:
FG05-86ER45259
OSTI ID:
5649895
Journal Information:
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 110:2; ISSN JACSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English