DOI: 10.1126/science.aad1188. A parity-breaking electronic nematic phase transition in the spin-orbit coupled metal Cd 2 Re 2 O 7

A parity-breaking electronic nematic phase transition in the spin-orbit coupled metal Cd 2 Re 2 O 7

10.1126/science.aad1188

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Abstract

A nonlinear peek into electronic symmetry Strong interactions among electrons in some materials can cause them to assume configurations that are less symmetric than the underlying crystal lattice. These so-called electronic nematic states usually have inversion symmetry, but theorists have predicted that in metals with strong spin-orbit coupling, the inversion symmetry can be lost. Harter et al. teased out the symmetry of the electronic order in the compound Cd 2 Re 2 O 7 (see the Perspective by Dodge). They found that a known structural transition in this material is a consequence of another, previously hidden electronic order that breaks inversion symmetry. Science , this issue p. 295 ; see also p. 246

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Harter, J. W., Zhao, Z. Y., Yan, J.-Q., Mandrus, D. G., & Hsieh, D. (2017). A parity-breaking electronic nematic phase transition in the spin-orbit coupled metal Cd 2 Re 2 O 7. Science, 356(6335), 295â299.

Authors 5

J. W. Harter (first)
Z. Y. Zhao (additional)
J.-Q. Yan (additional)
D. G. Mandrus (additional)
D. Hsieh (additional)

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Published Print	8 years, 4 months ago (April 21, 2017)

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BibTeX

@article{Harter_2017, title={A parity-breaking electronic nematic phase transition in the spin-orbit coupled metal Cd 2 Re 2 O 7}, volume={356}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aad1188}, DOI={10.1126/science.aad1188}, number={6335}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Harter, J. W. and Zhao, Z. Y. and Yan, J.-Q. and Mandrus, D. G. and Hsieh, D.}, year={2017}, month=apr, pages={295–299} }

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