Large magnetostriction and first-order phase transition induced by ultrahigh magnetic fields in V$_6$O$_{13}$

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Main Authors: Ishii, Yuto, Ikeda, Akihiko, Matsuda, Yasuhiro. H.
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author Ishii, Yuto
Ikeda, Akihiko
Matsuda, Yasuhiro. H.
author_facet Ishii, Yuto
Ikeda, Akihiko
Matsuda, Yasuhiro. H.
contents V$_6$O$_{13}$ exhibits the metal-insulator transition (MIT) at around 150 K with the formation of vanadium-vanadium (V-V) dimers. We measured the magnetostriction of V$_6$O$_{13}$ along the crystallographic $b$-axis in ultrahigh magnetic fields up to 186 T at various temperatures. An abrupt and large negative magnetostriction of $ΔL / L \sim 10^{-3}$ was observed above 120 T below 150 K which is attributed to the collapse of the V-V dimer. A pronounced hysteresis exceeding 50 T was observed, indicating a first-order phase transition. The field-induced collapse of the V-V dimer is expected to be accompanied by the insulator-to-metal transition. The robustness of the insulating phase against magnetic fields was discussed based on thermodynamics and the comparison with the case of VO$_2$.
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spellingShingle Large magnetostriction and first-order phase transition induced by ultrahigh magnetic fields in V$_6$O$_{13}$
Ishii, Yuto
Ikeda, Akihiko
Matsuda, Yasuhiro. H.
Strongly Correlated Electrons
V$_6$O$_{13}$ exhibits the metal-insulator transition (MIT) at around 150 K with the formation of vanadium-vanadium (V-V) dimers. We measured the magnetostriction of V$_6$O$_{13}$ along the crystallographic $b$-axis in ultrahigh magnetic fields up to 186 T at various temperatures. An abrupt and large negative magnetostriction of $ΔL / L \sim 10^{-3}$ was observed above 120 T below 150 K which is attributed to the collapse of the V-V dimer. A pronounced hysteresis exceeding 50 T was observed, indicating a first-order phase transition. The field-induced collapse of the V-V dimer is expected to be accompanied by the insulator-to-metal transition. The robustness of the insulating phase against magnetic fields was discussed based on thermodynamics and the comparison with the case of VO$_2$.
title Large magnetostriction and first-order phase transition induced by ultrahigh magnetic fields in V$_6$O$_{13}$
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.20633