Abstract
The structural and electronic properties of BiCoO3 under high pressure have been investigated. Synchrotron X-ray and neutron powder diffraction studies show that the structure changes from a polar PbTiO 3 type to a centrosymmetric GdFeO3 type above 3 GPa with a large volume decrease of 13% at room temperature Revealing a spin-state change. The first-order transition is accompanied by a drop of electrical resistivity. Structural results show that Co3+ is present in the low spin state at high pressures, but X-ray emission spectra suggest that the intermediate spin state is present. The pressure-temperature phase diagram of BiCoO3 has been constructed enabling the transition temperature at ambient pressure to be estimated as 800-900 K.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9438-9443 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 132 |
| Issue number | 27 |
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| State | Published - Jul 14 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |