Ru-NQR studies on filled skutterudite compounds R Ru4 P12 (R = La, Nd, Sm)

S. Masaki; T. Mito; M. Takemura; S. Wada; H. Harima; D. Kikuchi; H. Sato; H. Sugawara; N. Takeda; G. q. Zheng

doi:10.1016/j.physb.2007.10.205

Ru-NQR studies on filled skutterudite compounds R Ru₄ P₁₂ (R = La, Nd, Sm)

S. Masaki, T. Mito, M. Takemura, S. Wada, H. Harima, D. Kikuchi, H. Sato, H. Sugawara, N. Takeda, G. q. Zheng

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Abstract

We report nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) studies on Ru-sites of filled skutterudite compounds R Ru₄ P₁₂ (R = La, Nd, Sm) in zero magnetic field. For NdRu₄ P₁₂, the ¹⁰¹Ru-NQR signal disappears below T_C = 1.6 K, which is indicative of the transformation into the ferromagnetically ordered ground state. For SmRu₄ P₁₂, a single ¹⁰¹Ru-NQR line splits into two lines below the metal-insulator transition temperature T_MI = 16.5 K with the intensity ratio of 3 : 1. This result gives evidence that there are two inequivalent Ru-sites with different electric field gradient. The intensity ratio leads to a conclusion that the symmetry is lowered below T_MI from a cubic Im over(3, -) space group to a trigonal R over(3, -) one.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1630-1632
Number of pages	3
Journal	Physica B: Condensed Matter
Volume	403
Issue number	5-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2007.10.205
Publication status	Published - Apr 1 2008

Keywords

Filled skutterudite
Metal-insulator transition
NQR
SmRu P

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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