Fingerprints of Spin-Orbital Physics in Crystalline O$_2$

I. V. Solovyev

doi:10.1088/1367-2630/10/1/013035

paper

Fingerprints of Spin-Orbital Physics in Crystalline O $_{2}$

arXiv:cond-mat/0612475 · doi:10.1088/1367-2630/10/1/013035

Abstract

The alkali hyperoxide KO $_{2}$ is a molecular analog of strongly-correlated systems, comprising of orbitally degenerate magnetic O $_{2}^{-}$ ions. Using first-principles electronic structure calculations, we set up an effective spin-orbital model for the low-energy \textit{molecular} orbitals and argue that many anomalous properties of KO $_{2}$ replicate the status of its orbital system in various temperature regimes.

4 pages, 2 figures, 1 table

Fingerprints of Spin-Orbital Physics in Crystalline O2​

Abstract

Fingerprints of Spin-Orbital Physics in Crystalline O $_{2}$