Mechanism of charge transfer/disproportionation in LnCu3Fe4O12 (Ln: Lanthanides)
arXiv:1403.6589 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.89.125125
Abstract
The Fe-Cu intersite charge transfer and Fe charge disproportionation are interesting phenomena observed in some LnCu3Fe4O12 (Ln: Lanthanides) compounds containing light and heavy Ln atoms, respectively. We show that a change in the spin state is responsible for the intersite charge transfer in the light Ln compounds. At the high spin state, such systems prefer an unusual Cu-d^8 configuration, whereas at the low spin state they retreat to the normal Cu-d^9 configuration through a charge transfer from Fe to Cu-3d_{xy} orbital. We find that the strength of the crystal field splitting and the relative energy ordering between Cu-3d_{xy} and Fe-3d states are the key parameters, determining the intersite charge transfer (charge disproportionation) in light (heavy) Ln compounds. It is further proposed that the size of Ln affects the onsite interaction strength of Cu-3d states, leading to a strong modification of the Cu-L_3 edge spectrum, as observed by the X-ray absorption spectroscopy.
arXiv comment6 pages, 5 figures, 1 table. To appear in PRB
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