LaCoO3中自旋态转变现象的超声研究

测量了LaCoO₃单相多晶样品的纵波与横波超声声速和衰减随温度的变化关系, 在材料的自 旋态转变温度附近（≈90K），纵波声速出现明显的软化并伴随一个尖锐的衰减峰，但是在 横波的测量中却没有出现类似的超声异常，分析认为LaCoO₃在90K附近的自旋态 转变是由于Co³⁺离子是从低自旋态(LS,t⁶_2ge⁰ _g)转变到中等自旋态(IS,t⁵ _2ge¹_g )，而不是高等自旋态(HS,t⁴_2ge²_g).随着温度的升高，在 200K附近纵波和横波测量上都观察到一个伴随着微小声速软化的宽大的衰减峰，这可能是随 机分布的IS态Co³⁺离子的Jahn-Teller效应导致的局域晶格扭曲所造成的. 关键词： 超声声速与衰减 自旋态转变 Jahn-Teller效应

Ultrasonic studies of the spin-state transition and the local distortion in LaCoO3

Temperature dependence of longitudinal and transverse ultrasonic velocities and attenuations of the single-phase polycrystalline LaCoO₃ were presente d. A clear softening in the longitudinal ultrasonic velocity accompanied by a sharp peak in attenuation were observed near the spin-state transition temperature(≈90K), which did not appear in the transverse mode measurement. This anomalous ultraso nic behavior further demonstrates that the spin-state transition of Co³⁺ ions in LaCoO₃ near 90K are more likely from a low spin state (LS,t6_2ge ⁰_g) to an intermediate spin state (IS,t⁵ _2ge¹_g ) than to a high s pin state (HS,t⁴_2ge²_g ). A b ig attenuation peak accompanied by a slight softening in velocity was observed near 200K in both longitudinal and tr ansverse modes, which was probably caused by the relaxation of the local distort ions originating from Jahn-Teller effect of the randomly distributed IS state Co ³⁺ ions.