Dynamic Jahn–Teller effect in the parent insulating state of the molecular superconductor Cs3C60

Gyöngyi Klupp, Péter Matus, Katalin Kamarás (), Alexey Y. Ganin, Alec McLennan, Matthew J. Rosseinsky, Yasuhiro Takabayashi, Martin T. McDonald and Kosmas Prassides ()
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Gyöngyi Klupp: Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Péter Matus: Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Katalin Kamarás: Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Alexey Y. Ganin: University of Liverpool
Alec McLennan: University of Liverpool
Matthew J. Rosseinsky: University of Liverpool
Yasuhiro Takabayashi: Durham University
Martin T. McDonald: Durham University
Kosmas Prassides: Durham University

Nature Communications, 2012, vol. 3, issue 1, 1-6

Abstract: Abstract The 'expanded fulleride' Cs3C60 is an antiferromagnetic insulator in its normal state and becomes a molecular superconductor with Tc as high as 38 K under pressure. There is mounting evidence that superconductivity is not of the conventional BCS type and electron–electron interactions are essential for its explanation. Here we present evidence for the dynamic Jahn–Teller effect as the source of the dramatic change in electronic structure occurring during the transition from the metallic to the localized state. We apply infrared spectroscopy, which can detect subtle changes in the shape of the C603- ion due to the Jahn–Teller distortion. The temperature dependence of the spectra in the insulating phase can be explained by the gradual transformation from two temperature-dependent solid-state conformers to a single one, typical and unique for Jahn–Teller systems. These results unequivocally establish the relevance of the dynamic Jahn–Teller effect to overcoming Hund's rule and forming a low-spin state, leading to a magnetic Mott–Jahn–Teller insulator.

Date: 2012
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