Anomalies of the electronic structure and physical properties of rare-earth cobaltites near spin crossover |
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Authors: | V A Dudnikov Yu S Orlov N V Kazak M S Platunov S G Ovchinnikov |
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Institution: | 1.Kirensky Institute of Physics, Siberian Branch,Russian Academy of Sciences,Krasnoyarsk,Russia;2.Siberian Federal University,Krasnoyarsk,Russia |
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Abstract: | The features of the characteristics of LnCoO3 cobaltites, where Ln is a rare-earth element, are discussed. Both experiment and theory demonstrate that their essentials are related to the low-spin ground state of cobalt ions. The thermally induced occupation of the excited high-spin state gives rise to peaks in the magnetic susceptibility, specific heat, and thermal expansion, as well as to a smooth insulator–metal transition. The analysis is based both on the data from the current literature concerning LaCoO3 and in many aspects on our own studies of GdCoO3 and La1?x Gd x CoO3 solid solutions. |
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