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Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions in Cr-Based Nitride Electrides

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Density functional theory calculations were used to investigate pressure-induced structural phase transitions in the nitride electrides Sr<sub>3</sub>CrN<sub>3</sub> and Ba<sub>3</sub>CrN<sub>3</sub> with nominally Cr<sup>4+</sup> (<i>d</i><sup>2</sup> configuration) cations.

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At ambient conditions, both compounds crystallize in the hexagonal <i>P</i>6<sub>3</sub>/<i>m</i> structure and undergo a transition to the orthorhombic <i>Cmcm</i> phase near 9 GPa (Sr) and 10 GPa (Ba).

This transition is driven by the collapse of the one-dimensional electride channel upon mechanical activation, inducing the solid-state redox reaction: Sr2Cr3IVN3:e−→Sr2Cr3IIIN3. In Sr<sub>3</sub>CrN<sub>3</sub>, the transition is accompanied by reduction of diamagnetic Cr<sup>4+</sup> (<i>S</i> = 0) to a low-spin Cr<sup>3+</sup> (<i>S</i> = 1/2) paramagnetic state. At higher pressures, Sr<sub>3</sub>CrN<sub>3</sub> becomes a zero-gap insulator and then a semimetal.

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By contrast, Ba<sub>3</sub>CrN<sub>3</sub> displays three-dimensional metallic and nonmagnetic character at the <i>P</i>6<sub>3</sub>/<i>m</i> → <i>Cmcm</i> transition. Our results demonstrate mechanical control over the electronic structure of inorganic electrides.

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