Anisotropic electronic properties of the bronze, CsP8W8O40

E. Wang, M. Greenblatt

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Abstract

Cesium tungsten phosphate oxide, CsP8W8O40, bronze single crystals were grown by chemical vapor transport with KBr as the transporting agent. Electrical resistivity measurements on oriented crystals with ρ{variant}a (RT) = 5.9 × 10-2 Ω cm, ρ{variant}b (RT) = 4.5 × 10-2 Ω cm, and ρ{variant}c (RT) = 5.7 × 10-3 Ω cm indicate quasi-one-dimensional behavior. A broad transition observed at ∼160 K may be attributed to order-disorder transition associated with the Cs+ ions, or a change of the type of conductivity from hopping type (activated) to band type (nonactivated). Qualitative Seebeck measurements of CsP8W8O40 indicate p-type behavior at room temperature and n-type behavior at liquid N2 temperature. A sharp transition seen at ∼24 K might be due to a charge-density wave instability inherent in a quasi-one-dimensional metal. Magnetic susceptibility data indicate Pauli paramagnetic behavior. The anomalies observed in the resistivity do not show up in the magnetic susceptibility.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)340-344
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Solid State Chemistry
Volume76
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1988

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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