Transport properties and crystal structure of layered LaSb 2

Fischer, Karl F.  F.; Roth, Nikolaj; Iversen, Bo B.

doi:10.1063/1.5081819

Title: Transport properties and crystal structure of layered LaSb ₂

Journal Article · 28 January 2019 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5081819 · OSTI ID:1504957

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Aarhus Univ. (Denmark)

LaSb₂ has a layered crystal structure along the c-axis with ~2% difference between the in-plane orthorombic a and b axes. Here, we report on the thermal conductivity, electrical resistivity, and Seebeck coefficient from 10 to 300 K as well as the magnetoresistance at 10 K. Using the van der Pauw technique on single crystal samples, the in-plane electrical resistivity tensor has been measured and it is found to be isotropic. An anisotropic crystal structure may have isotropic properties, but in the present case, the isotropic nature stems from crystal imperfection. Single crystal X-ray diffraction provides evidence of a mixing of the in-plane a- and b-directions leading to observed diffraction intensity where systematic absences are expected. Whether the underlying structural mechanism is twinning or stacking faults is unknown, but it could be the origin of the previously observed charge density wave states, and it may also explain the high unsaturating linear magnetoresistance reported here. At ambient conditions, LaSb₂ is found to be stable in air, with no sign of bulk degradation after 5 years of storage; however, some change is observed in the amorphous background scattering.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

OSTI ID:: 1504957

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 125; ISSN 0021-8979

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: ENGLISH

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