Glass-like thermal conductivity and narrow insulating gap of EuTiO$_3$
| Autor: | Jaoui, Alexandre, Jiang, Shan, Li, Xiaokang, Tomioka, Yasuhide, Inoue, Isao H., Engelmayer, Johannes, Sharma, Rohit, Pätzold, Lara, Lorenz, Thomas, Fauqué, Benoît, Behnia, Kamran |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| Popis: | Crystals and glasses differ by the amplitude and the temperature dependence of their thermal conductivity. However, there are crystals known to display glass-like thermal conductivity. Here, we show that EuTiO$_3$, a quantum paraelectric known to order antiferromagnetically at 5.5 K, is one such system. The temperature dependence of resistivity and Seebeck coefficient yield an insulating band gap of $\sim 0.22$ eV. Thermal conductivity is drastically reduced. Its amplitude and temperature dependence are akin to what is seen in amorphous silica. Comparison with non-magnetic perovskite solids, SrTiO$_3$, KTaO$_3$, and EuCoO$_3$, shows that what impedes heat transport are $4f$ spins at Eu$^{2+}$ sites, which couple to phonons well above the ordering temperature. Thus, in this case, superexchange and valence fluctuations, not magnetic frustration, are the drivers of the glass-like thermal conductivity. Comment: 14 pages, 13 figures, including a supplement |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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