Orbital state and metal-insulator transition in Ca2-xSrxRuO4 studied by model Hartree-Fock calculations - art. no. 024434

摘要

Ca2-xSrxRuO4 is a quasi-two-dimensional Mott transition system. We have studied the relationship between the metal-insulator transition and the changes of orbital states using model Hartree-Fock calculations. As the d-d Coulomb interaction increases, the ground state changes from paramagnetic metal (PM) to antiferromagnetic metal (AFM) to antiferromagnetic insulator (AFI). Magnetic anisotropy is strong in the AFI state due to the spin-orbit interaction while it is weak in the AFM state. It has been found that the magnetic anisotropy is controlled by the Jahn-Teller distortion. We have also investigated the effect of the tilting and rotation of the RuO6 octahedron. The calculated result is consistent with the electronic phase diagram of Ca2-xSrxRuO4. [References: 18]