Abstract:The topochemical transformation of single crystals of Sr3Ir2O7 into Sr3Ir2O7F2 is reported via fluorine insertion. Characterization of the newly formed Sr3Ir2O7F2 phase shows a nearly complete oxidation of Ir 4+ cations into Ir 5+ that in turn drives the system from an antiferromagnetic Mott insulator with a half-filled J ef f = 1/2 band into a nonmagnetic J = 0 band insulator. First principles calculations reveal a remarkably flat insertion energy that locally drives the fluorination process to completion. Ba… Show more
We fabricated layered-perovskite Sr2IrO4−xF2x thin films by combining pulsed-laser deposition with topotactic fluorination and investigated the modulation of their electronic states and electron transport properties.
We fabricated layered-perovskite Sr2IrO4−xF2x thin films by combining pulsed-laser deposition with topotactic fluorination and investigated the modulation of their electronic states and electron transport properties.
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