Short review of high-pressure crystal growth and magnetic and electrical properties of solid-state osmium oxides

•Short review of high-pressure crystal growth of solid-state osmium oxides.•Wide variety of magnetic properties of solid-state osmium oxides.•Perovskite and related dense structures stabilized at 3–17 GPa.

High-pressure crystal growth and synthesis of selected solid-state osmium oxides, many of which are perovskite-related types, are briefly reviewed, and their magnetic and electrical properties are introduced. Crystals of the osmium oxides, including NaOsO3, LiOsO3, and Na2OsO4, were successfully grown under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions at 6 GPa in the presence of an appropriate amount of flux in a belt-type apparatus. The unexpected discovery of a magnetic metal–insulator transition in NaOsO3, a ferroelectric-like transition in LiOsO3, and high-temperature ferrimagnetism driven by a local structural distortion in Ca2FeOsO6 may represent unique features of the osmium oxides. The high-pressure and high-temperature synthesis and crystal growth has played a central role in the development of solid-state osmium oxides and the elucidation of their magnetic and electronic properties toward possible use in multifunctional devices.

Graphical AbstractFlux-grown crystals of NaOsO3 under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions in a belt-type apparatus. The crystal shows a magnetically driven metal–insulator transition at a temperature of 410 K.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide