Anomalous lattice specific heat and rattling phonon modes in quadruple perovskites

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Main Authors: Irkhin, Valentin Yu., Liu, Zhehong, Myakotnikov, Danil A., Komleva, Evgenia V., Long, Youwen, Streltsov, Sergey V.
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author Irkhin, Valentin Yu.
Liu, Zhehong
Myakotnikov, Danil A.
Komleva, Evgenia V.
Long, Youwen
Streltsov, Sergey V.
author_facet Irkhin, Valentin Yu.
Liu, Zhehong
Myakotnikov, Danil A.
Komleva, Evgenia V.
Long, Youwen
Streltsov, Sergey V.
contents Experimental data on the specific heat $C_p$ of quadruple perovskites ACu$_3$Fe$_2$Re$_2$O$_{12}$ (A = Mn, Cu, La, Ce, Dy) are presented, demonstrating an anomalous concave-down $C_p/T$ vs. $T^2$ curve and a bell-shaped feature in $β(T) = (C_p - γT)/T^3$ plotted against $T$ on a logarithmic scale. This feature is most pronounced for A = Cu and Mn. These findings can be explained by the rattling phenomenon, previously identified in other systems such as filled skutterudites and $β$-pyrochlores. Using first-principles DFT+U calculations, the presence of a rattling mode in A = Mn system is directly confirmed. A qualitative interpretation of the rattling mechanism in terms of a pseudo-Jahn-Teller effect is proposed.
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spellingShingle Anomalous lattice specific heat and rattling phonon modes in quadruple perovskites
Irkhin, Valentin Yu.
Liu, Zhehong
Myakotnikov, Danil A.
Komleva, Evgenia V.
Long, Youwen
Streltsov, Sergey V.
Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Experimental data on the specific heat $C_p$ of quadruple perovskites ACu$_3$Fe$_2$Re$_2$O$_{12}$ (A = Mn, Cu, La, Ce, Dy) are presented, demonstrating an anomalous concave-down $C_p/T$ vs. $T^2$ curve and a bell-shaped feature in $β(T) = (C_p - γT)/T^3$ plotted against $T$ on a logarithmic scale. This feature is most pronounced for A = Cu and Mn. These findings can be explained by the rattling phenomenon, previously identified in other systems such as filled skutterudites and $β$-pyrochlores. Using first-principles DFT+U calculations, the presence of a rattling mode in A = Mn system is directly confirmed. A qualitative interpretation of the rattling mechanism in terms of a pseudo-Jahn-Teller effect is proposed.
title Anomalous lattice specific heat and rattling phonon modes in quadruple perovskites
topic Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.19384