Citation: Jinjin Yang, Chuanhui Zhu, Shuang Zhao, Tao Xia, Pengfei Tan, Yutian Zhang, Mei-Huan Zhao, Yijie Zeng, Man-Rong Li. Spin-orbit-controlled metal-insulator transition in metastable SrIrO₃ stabilized by physical and chemical pressures[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(6): 109891. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.109891 shu

Spin-orbit-controlled metal-insulator transition in metastable SrIrO₃ stabilized by physical and chemical pressures

Jinjin Yang ^a ,
Chuanhui Zhu ^{a, *,} ,
Shuang Zhao ^a ,
Tao Xia ^a ,
Pengfei Tan ^a ,
Yutian Zhang ^a ,
Mei-Huan Zhao ^a ,
Yijie Zeng ^b ,
Man-Rong Li ^{a, c, *,}

a.
Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
b.
College of Science, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
c.
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China

zhuchh6@mail2.sysu.edu.cn

limanrong@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Received Date: 24 January 2024
Revised Date: 9 April 2024
Accepted Date: 15 April 2024
Available Online: 30 April 2024

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Spin-orbit coupling (SOC) plays a vital role in determining the ground state and forming novel electronic states of matter where heavy elements are involved. Here, the prototypical perovskite iridate oxide SrIrO₃ is investigated to gain more insights into the SOC effect in the modification of electronic structure and corresponding magnetic and electrical properties. The high pressure metastable orthorhombic SrIrO₃ is successfully stabilized by physical and chemical pressures, in which the chemical pressure is induced by Ru doping in Ir site and Mg substitution of Sr position. Detailed structural, magnetic, electrical characterizations and density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the substitution of Ru for Ir renders an enhanced metallic characteristic, while the introduction of Mg into Sr site results in an insulating state with 10.1% negative magnetoresistance at 10 K under 7 T. Theoretical calculations indicate that Ru doping can weaken the SOC effect, leading to the decrease of orbital energy difference between J_1/2 and J_3/2, which is favorable for electron transport. On the contrary, Mg doping can enhance the SOC effect, inducing a metal-insulator-transition (MIT). The electronic phase transition is further revealed by DFT calculations, confirming that the strong SOC and electron-electron interactions can lead to the emergence of insulating state. These findings underline the intricate correlations between lattice degrees of freedom and SOC in determining the ground state, which effectively stimulate the physical pressure between like structures by chemical compression.
- Chemical pressure,
- Spin-orbit coupling,
- Metal-insulator-transition,
- Magnetoresistance,
- Iridate
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