Collapsed Tetragonal Phase Transition in LaRu${}_2$P${}_2$

Abstract

The structural properties of LaRu${}_2$P${}_2$ under external pressure have been studied up to 14 GPa, employing high-energy x-ray diffraction in a diamond-anvil pressure cell. At ambient conditions, LaRu${}_2$P${}_2$ (I4/mmm) has a tetragonal structure with a bulk modulus of $B=105(2)$ GPa and exhibits superconductivity at $T_c=4.1$ K. With the application of pressure, LaRu${}_2$P${}_2$ undergoes a phase transition to a collapsed tetragonal (cT) state with a bulk modulus of $B=175(5)$ GPa. At the transition, the c-lattice parameter exhibits a sharp decrease with a concurrent increase of the a-lattice parameter. The cT phase transition in LaRu${}_2$P${}_2$ is consistent with a second order transition, and was found to be temperature dependent, increasing from $P=3.9(3)$ GPa at 160 K to $P=4.6(3)$ GPa at 300 K. In total, our data are consistent with the cT transition being near, but slightly above 2 GPa at 5 K. Finally, we compare the effect of physical and chemical pressure in the RRu${}_2$P${}_2$ (R = Y, La-Er, Yb) isostructural series of compounds and find them to be analogous.

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