| Literature DB >> 16606207 |
Y Horibe1, M Shingu, K Kurushima, H Ishibashi, N Ikeda, K Kato, Y Motome, N Furukawa, S Mori, T Katsufuji.
Abstract
We investigated the charge-ordered (CO) state in spinel AlV2O4 by electron diffraction, synchrotron x-ray diffraction, and magnetic measurements. It was found that the CO structure appearing below 700 K is characterized by the formation of V clusters (heptamers), each of which is consisting of 7 vanadium atoms and is in a spin-singlet state as a total. Theoretical consideration indicates that this unique molecularlike V heptamer is stabilized by a strong bonding of vanadium t(2g) orbitals.Entities:
Year: 2006 PMID: 16606207 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.086406
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161