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Local increase of symmetry on cooling in KNi$_2$Se$_2
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- KNi$_2$Se$_2$ exhibits an increase of symmetry on cooling below $T\le50$ K, as observed by Raman spectroscopy and synchrotron x-ray diffraction. X-ray absorption spectroscopy confirms that the symmetry increase is due to changes in nickel-nickel interactions and suppression of charge density wave fluctuations. Density functional theory calculations reveal a zone- boundary lattice instability that provides a model of the room-temperature x-ray pair distribution function data, but fails to describe the higher local symmetry observed for $T\le50$K. Together, these results support many- body correlation effects as drivers for the unusual heavy fermion electronic ground state in KNi$_2$Se$_2$.<br />Comment: 4 figures
Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1310.6828
- Document Type :
- Working Paper