Observation of a low-symmetry crystal structure for superconducting MgCNi3 by NiK-edge x-ray absorption measurements -: art. no. 064509

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Ignatov, AY [1 ]
Dieng, LM
Tyson, TA
He, T
Cava, RJ
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[1] New Jersey Inst Technol, Dept Phys, Newark, NJ 07102 USA
[2] Princeton Univ, Dept Chem, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[3] Princeton Univ, Princeton Mat Inst, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevB.67.064509
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The local atomic structure of MgCNi3 has been determined over the temperature range of 3 to 300 K by Ni K-edge x-ray absorption fine structure measurements. No anomalies were observed near T(c)similar to7 K. However, below T*similar to70 K the symmetry of Ni-6 octahedra is lower than the cubic Pm-3m determined by conventional diffraction measurements. We suggest that the onset of local distortions could be closely related with removal of the degeneracy in the electronic states dominated by the Ni d bands. The results are discussed in relation to nuclear magnetic resonance, x-ray photoemission measurements, and the superconductivity.
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