TY - JOUR
AU - Soh, Jian Rui
AU - Merkel, Maximilian E.
AU - Pourovskii, Leonid V.
AU - Zivkovic, Ivica
AU - Malanyuk, Oleg
AU - Pasztorova, Jana
AU - Francoual, Sonia
AU - Hirai, Daigorou
AU - Urru, Andrea
AU - Tolj, Davor
AU - Fiore Mosca, Dario
AU - Yazyev, Oleg V.
AU - Spaldin, Nicola
AU - Ederer, Claude
AU - Rønnow, Henrik M.
TI - Spectroscopic signatures and origin of hidden order in Ba<sub>2</sub>MgReO<sub>6</sub>
JO - Nature Communications
VL - 15
IS - 1
SN - 2041-1723
CY - [London]
PB - Nature Publishing Group UK
M1 - PUBDB-2024-07497
SP - 10383
PY - 2024
AB - Clarifying the underlying mechanisms that govern ordering transitions in condensed matter systems is crucial for comprehending emergent properties and phenomena. While transitions are often classified as electronically driven or lattice-driven, we present a departure from this conventional picture in the case of the double perovskite Ba<sub>2</sub>MgReO<sub>6</sub>. Leveraging resonant and non-resonant elastic x-ray scattering techniques, we unveil the simultaneous ordering of structural distortions and charge quadrupoles at a critical temperature of T<sub>q</sub> 33 K. Using a variety of complementary first-principles-based computational techniques, we demonstrate that, while electronic interactions drive the ordering at T<sub>q</sub>, it is ultimately the lattice distortions that dictate the specific ground state that emerges. Our findings highlight the crucial interplay between electronic and lattice degrees of freedom, providing a unified framework to understand and predict unconventional emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6 - 39613737
UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:001367893700015
DO - DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-53893-z
UR - https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/619239
ER -