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Na order and Co charge disproportionation in Na$_{x}$CoO$_{2}$

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 نشر من قبل Irek Mukhamedshin
 تاريخ النشر 2014
  مجال البحث فيزياء
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We have synthesized and characterized different stable phases of sodium cobaltates Na$_{x}$CoO$_{2}$ with sodium content $0.65<x<0.80$. We demonstrate that $^{23}$Na NMR allows to determine the difference in the susceptibility of the phases and reveals the presence of Na order in each phase. $^{59}$Co NMR experiments give clear evidence that Co charge disproportionation is a dominant feature of Na cobaltates. Only a small fraction ($approx$ 25%) of cobalts are in a non-magnetic Co$^{3+}$ charge state whereas electrons delocalize on the other cobalts. The magnetic and charge properties of the different Co sites are highly correlated with each other as their magnetic shift $K_{ZZ}$ scales linearly with their quadrupolar frequency $nu_Q$. This reflects the fact that the hole content on the Co orbitals varies from site to site. The unusual charge differentiation found in this system calls for better theoretical understanding of the incidence of the Na atomic order on the electronic structures of these compounds.

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