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Title: High pO2 Floating Zone Crystal Growth of the Perovskite Nickelate PrNiO3

Journal Article · · Crystals

Single crystals of PrNiO3 were grown under an oxygen pressure of 295 bar using a unique high-pressure optical-image floating zone furnace. The crystals, with volume in excess of 1 mm3, were characterized structurally using single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction. Resistivity, specific heat, and magnetic susceptibility were measured, all of which evidenced an abrupt, first order metal-insulator transition (MIT) at ~130 K, in agreement with previous literature reports on polycrystalline specimens. Temperature-dependent single crystal diffraction was performed to investigate changes through the MIT. Our study demonstrates the opportunity space for high fugacity, reactive environments for single crystal growth specifically of perovskite nickelates but more generally to correlated electron oxides.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1529649
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1530072; OSTI ID: 1561085
Journal Information:
Crystals, Journal Name: Crystals Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 9; ISSN CRYSBC; ISSN 2073-4352
Publisher:
MDPI AGCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

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