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Quantum chemical study of Co 3+ spin states in LaCoO 3

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  • L. Siurakshina
  • B. Paulus
  • V. Yushankhai
  • E. Sivachenko

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Ab initio quantum-chemical cluster calculations are performed for the perovskite LaCoO 3 . The main concern is to calculate the energy level ordering of different spin states of Co 3+ , which is an issue of great controversy for many years. The calculations performed for the trigonal lattice structure at T=5 K and 300 K, with the structural data taken from experiment, display that the low-spin (LS, S=0) ground state is separated from the first excited high-spin (HS, S=2) state by a gap >100 meV, while the intermediate-spin (IS, S=1) state is located at much higher energy ≈0.5 eV. We suggest that the local lattice relaxation around the Co 3+ ion excited to the HS state and the spin-orbit coupling reduce the spin gap to a value ~10 meV. Coupling of the IS state to the Jahn-Teller local lattice distortion is found to be rather strong and reduces its energy position to a value of 200 $\div$ 300 meV. Details of the quantum-chemical cluster calculation procedure and the obtained results are extensively discussed and compared with those reported earlier by other authors. Copyright EDP Sciences, SIF, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010

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  • L. Siurakshina & B. Paulus & V. Yushankhai & E. Sivachenko, 2010. "Quantum chemical study of Co 3+ spin states in LaCoO 3," The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, Springer;EDP Sciences, vol. 74(1), pages 53-61, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eurphb:v:74:y:2010:i:1:p:53-61
    DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2010-00063-0
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