X-ray Anomalous Scattering Study of a Charge-Ordered State in NaV2O5
Strongly Correlated Electrons
2009-10-31 v3
Abstract
Charge ordering of V4+ and V5+ in NaV2O5 has been studied by an X-ray diffraction technique using anomalous scattering near a vanadium K-absorption edge to critically enhance a contrast between the two ions. A dramatic energy dependence of the superlattice intensities is observed below Tc=35 K. Consequently, the charge ordering pattern is the zigzag-type ladders with the unit cell 2a*2b*4c, but not the chain-type originally proposed for the spin-Peierls state. Charge disproportionation suggested in our model as the average valence V^{4.5+-delta_c/2} is observed below T_C, showing continuous variation of delta_c as a function of temperature.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0003129,
title = {X-ray Anomalous Scattering Study of a Charge-Ordered State in NaV2O5},
author = {H. Nakao and K. Ohwada and N. Takesue and Y. Fujii and M. Isobe and Y. Ueda and M. v. Zimmermann and J. P. Hill and D. Gibbs and J. C. Woicik and I. Koyama and Y. Murakami},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0003129},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages, 4 figures