Skew band structure and anomalous conductivity of PdCrO2
Abstract
A model of magnetic interaction of CrO2 and Pd hexagonal layers in PdCrO2 is proposed. Since Cr-O-Pd bridges do not provide an interlayer magnetic coupling in case of a 1200 magnetic ordering, a direct exchange interaction between magnetic chromium ions and conductive palladium layers is assumed. It is shown that this interaction leads to a novel state of itinerant electrons (skew bands). It is characterized by abnormally high conductivity at low temperatures due to strong suppression of umklapp electron-phonon scattering.
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