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层状结构三价铱酸盐K0.75Na0.25IrO2中的能隙内态与应变调控的能带收敛

In-gap states and strain-tuned band convergence in layered structure trivalent iridate K0.75Na0.25IrO2

Xujia Gong, Carmine Autieri, Huanfu Zhou, Jiafeng Ma, Xin Tang, Xiaojun Zheng, Xing Ming

AI总结:

本研究通过理论计算揭示了三价铱酸盐K0.75Na0.25IrO2的非磁性Jeff=0态及能隙内态成因,并发现6%压缩应变可显著增强能带收敛以提升电导率,为其在纳米电子和热电领域的应用提供新见解。

摘要:

铱氧化物(铱酸盐)为研究自旋轨道耦合(SOC)相互作用、电子关联效应、Hund耦合与晶格自由度之间的微妙相互作用提供了良好平台。然而,绝大多数研究主要集中于四价(Ir4+, 5d5)和五价(Ir5+, 5d4)铱酸盐,极少关注其他价态的铱酸盐。在此,我们关注一种较少被探索的三价(Ir3+, 5d6)铱酸盐K0.75Na0.25IrO2,其结晶于由共边IrO6八面体构成的三角晶格,且碱金属离子嵌入在[IrO2]-层间。我们从能量角度理论上确定了碱金属离子的优先占据位置,并重现了实验观察到的半导体行为和非磁性(NM)性质。SOC相互作用在能带色散中起关键作用,导致非磁性Jeff = 0态。更引人注目的是,我们的电子结构不仅揭示了能隙内态的存在,解释了K0.75Na0.25IrO2中异常低的激活能,还预测了能带边缘可通过机械应变进行有效调控。特别是,在6%压缩应变下,能隙内态展现出增强的能带收敛特征,这将极大地提高K0.75Na0.25IrO2的电导率。本研究为三价铱酸盐的非常规电子结构提供了新见解,表明其作为纳米电子和热电材料具有广阔的应用前景。

英文摘要:

Iridium oxides (iridates) provide a good platform to study the delicate interplay between spin-orbit coupling (SOC) interactions, electron correlation effects, Hund's coupling and lattice degree of freedom. However, overwhelming investigations primarily focus on tetravalent (Ir4+, 5d5) and pentavalent (Ir5+, 5d4) iridates, far less attention has been paid to iridates with other valence states. Here, we pay our attention to a less-explored trivalent (Ir3+, 5d6) iridates, K0.75Na0.25IrO2, crystalizing in a triangular lattice with edge-sharing IrO6 octahedra and alkali metal ions intercalated [IrO2]- layers. We theoretically determine the preferred occupied positions of the alkali metal ions from energetic viewpoints and reproduce the experimentally observed semiconducting behavior and nonmagnetic (NM) properties. The SOC interactions play a critical role in the band dispersion, resulting in NM Jeff = 0 states. More intriguingly, our electronic structure not only uncovers the presence of in-gap states and explains the abnormal low activation energy in K0.75Na0.25IrO2, but also predicts the band edge can be effectively modulated by mechanical strain. Especially, the in-gap states feature with enhanced band-convergence characteristics by 6% compressive strain, which will greatly enhance the electrical conductivity of K0.75Na0.25IrO2. Present work sheds new lights on the unconventional electronic structures of the trivalent iridates, indicating its promising application as nanoelectronic and thermoelectric material.

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