Veiga, LS;
Etter, M;
Cappelli, E;
Jacobsen, H;
Vale, JG;
Dashwood, CD;
Le, D;
... Perry, RS; + view all
(2020)
Correlated electron metal properties of the honeycomb ruthenate Na₂RuO₃.
Physical Review Materials
, 4
(9)
, Article 094202. 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.094202.
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Abstract
We report the synthesis and characterization of polycrystalline Na_{2}RuO_{3}, a layered material in which the Ru^{4+} (4d^{4} configuration) form a honeycomb lattice. The optimal synthesis condition was found to produce a nearly ordered Na_{2}RuO_{3} (C2/c phase), as assessed from the refinement of the time-of-flight neutron powder diffraction. Magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal a large temperature-independent Pauli paramagnetism [x_{0} ~ 1.42(2) x 10^{-3} emu/mol Oe] with no evidence of magnetic ordering down to 1.5 K, and with an absence of dynamic magnetic correlations, as evidenced by neutron scattering spectroscopy. The intrinsic susceptibility (x_{0}) together with the Sommerfeld coefficient of gamma = 11.7(2) mJ/Ru mol K^{2} estimated from heat capacity measurements gives an enhanced Wilson ratio of R_{w} ≈ 8.9(1), suggesting that magnetic correlations may be present in this material. While transport measurements on pressed pellets show nonmetallic behavior, photoemission spectroscopy indicates a small but finite density of states at the Fermi energy, suggesting that the bulk material is metallic. Except for resistivity measurements, which may have been compromised by near-surface and interface effects, all other probes indicate that Na_{2}RuO_{3} is a moderately correlated electron metal. Our results thus stand in contrast to earlier reports that Na_{2}RuO_{3} is an antiferromagnetic insulator at low temperatures.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Correlated electron metal properties of the honeycomb ruthenate Na₂RuO₃ |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.094202 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.094202 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > London Centre for Nanotechnology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10110975 |
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