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arXiv 2009.07680cond-mat.str-el
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合作团簇-Jahn-Teller效应作为反铁电性的可能途径

Cooperative cluster-Jahn-Teller effect as a possible route to antiferroelectricity

K. Geirhos, J. Langmann, L. Prodan, A. A. Tsirlin, A. Missiul, G. Eickerling, A. Jesche, V. Tsurkan, P. Lunkenheimer, W. Scherer, I. Kézsmárki

摘要:

我们报道了在立方GaNb $_4$ S $_8$中观察到的反极性相,该反极性相由非常规的微观机制驱动,Nb $_4$ S $_4$分子团簇的合作Jahn-Teller效应。反极性性质的分配是基于晶体结构的突然变化和介电常数在$T_\mathrm{JT}=31$ \,K处的强烈下降,这也表明了过渡的一阶性质。此外,我们发现,本地对称性降低之前的远程轨道有序,这意味着在立方相以上$T_\mathrm{JT}$的动态Jahn-Teller效应的存在。基于各种结构多晶型报道的腔隙尖晶石,也包括铁电相,我们认为,GaNb $_4$ S $_8$可能是可转化的铁电状态,这将进一步分类所观察到的反极性相反铁电。

英文摘要:

We report the observation of an antipolar phase in cubic GaNb$_4$S$_8$ driven by an unconventional microscopic mechanism, the cooperative Jahn-Teller effect of Nb$_4$S$_4$ molecular clusters. The assignment of the antipolar nature is based on sudden changes in the crystal structure and a strong drop of the dielectric constant at $T_\mathrm{JT}=31$\,K, also indicating the first-order nature of the transition. In addition, we found that local symmetry lowering precedes long-range orbital ordering, implying the presence of a dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in the cubic phase above $T_\mathrm{JT}$. Based on the variety of structural polymorphs reported in lacunar spinels, also including ferroelectric phases, we argue that GaNb$_4$S$_8$ may be transformable to a ferroelectric state, which would further classify the observed antipolar phase as antiferrolectric.

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