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Mearini S, Baranowski D, Brandstetter D, Windischbacher A, Cojocariu I, Gargiani P, Valvidares M, Schio L, Floreano L, Puschnig P, Feyer V, Schneider CM. Band Structure Engineering in 2D Metal-Organic Frameworks. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2404667. [PMID: 39119845 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202404667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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The design of 2D metal-organic frameworks (2D MOFs) takes advantage of the combination of the diverse electronic properties of simple organic ligands with different transition metal (TM) centers. The strong directional nature of the coordinative bonds is the basis for the structural stability and the periodic arrangement of the TM cores in these architectures. Here, direct and clear evidence that 2D MOFs exhibit intriguing energy-dispersive electronic bands with a hybrid character and distinct magnetic properties in the metal cores, resulting from the interactions between the TM electronic levels and the organic ligand π-molecular orbitals, is reported. Importantly, a method to effectively tune both the electronic structure of 2D MOFs and the magnetic properties of the metal cores by exploiting the electronic structure of distinct TMs is presented. Consequently, the ionization potential characteristic of selected TMs, particularly the relative energy position and symmetry of the 3d states, can be used to strategically engineer bands within specific metal-organic frameworks. These findings not only provide a rationale for band structure engineering in 2D MOFs but also offer promising opportunities for advanced material design.
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- Simone Mearini
- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-6), Jülich Research Centre, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-6), Jülich Research Centre, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Trieste, Trieste, 34127, Italy
- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A, S.S. 14 km 163.5, Trieste, 34149, Italy
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- TASC Laboratory, CNR-Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM), Trieste, 34149, Italy
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- TASC Laboratory, CNR-Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM), Trieste, 34149, Italy
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- Institute of Physics, University of Graz, Graz, 8010, Austria
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-6), Jülich Research Centre, 52428, Jülich, Germany
- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 47048, Duisburg, Germany
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-6), Jülich Research Centre, 52428, Jülich, Germany
- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 47048, Duisburg, Germany
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, UC Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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Tan XL, Hagiwara K, Chen YJ, Schusser J, Cojocariu I, Baranowski D, Feyer V, Minár J, Schneider CM, Tusche C. Soft X-ray Fermi surface tomography of palladium and rhodium via momentum microscopy. Ultramicroscopy 2023; 253:113820. [PMID: 37586245 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2023.113820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Fermi surfaces of transition metals, which describe all thermodynamical and transport quantities of solids, often fail to be modeled by one-electron mean-field theory due to strong correlations among the valence electrons. In addition, relativistic spin-orbit coupling pronounced in heavier elements lifts the degeneracy of the energy bands and further modifies the Fermi surface. Palladium and rhodium, two 4d metals attributed to show significant spin-orbit coupling and electron correlations, are ideal for a systematic and fundamental study of the two fundamental physical phenomena and their interplay in the electronic structure. In this study, we explored the Fermi surface of the 4d noble metals palladium and rhodium obtained via high-resolution constant initial state momentum microscopy. The complete 3D-Fermi surfaces of palladium and rhodium were tomographically mapped using soft X-ray photon energies from 34 eV up to 660 eV. To fully capture the orbital angular momentum of states across the Fermi surface, the Fermi surface tomography was performed using p- and s- polarized light. Applicability and limitations of the nearly-free electron final state model in photoemission are discussed using a complex band structure model supported by experimental evidence. The significance of spin-orbit coupling and electron correlations across the Fermi surfaces will be discussed within the context of the photoemission results. State-of-the-art fully relativistic Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker (KKR) calculations within the one-step model of photoemission are used to support the experimental results.
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- Xin Liang Tan
- Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany.
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- Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany; Fakultät für Physik, Universität Duisburg-Essen, 47057, Duisburg, Germany
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- New Technologies Research Centre, University of West Bohemia, 30614, Pilsen, Czech Republic; Experimentelle Physik VII and Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat, Universität Würzburg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany; Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., S.S. 14 - km 163.5, 34149, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany
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- Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany
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- New Technologies Research Centre, University of West Bohemia, 30614, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany; Fakultät für Physik, Universität Duisburg-Essen, 47057, Duisburg, Germany; Department of Physics, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave., 95616 CA, Davis, USA
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- Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany; Fakultät für Physik, Universität Duisburg-Essen, 47057, Duisburg, Germany
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Franciosi A, Kiskinova M. Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste: present and future. EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL PLUS 2023; 138:79. [PMID: 36712550 PMCID: PMC9872737 DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-03654-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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We present an overview of the Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste research center, which hosts synchrotron and free-electron laser light sources. We review the current status, provide examples of recent achievements in basic and applied research and discuss the upgrade programs of the facility.
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- Alfonso Franciosi
- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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Janas DM, Droghetti A, Ponzoni S, Cojocariu I, Jugovac M, Feyer V, Radonjić MM, Rungger I, Chioncel L, Zamborlini G, Cinchetti M. Enhancing Electron Correlation at a 3d Ferromagnetic Surface. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2205698. [PMID: 36300806 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202205698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Spin-resolved momentum microscopy and theoretical calculations are combined beyond the one-electron approximation to unveil the spin-dependent electronic structure of the interface formed between iron (Fe) and an ordered oxygen (O) atomic layer, and an adsorbate-induced enhancement of electronic correlations is found. It is demonstrated that this enhancement is responsible for a drastic narrowing of the Fe d-bands close to the Fermi energy (EF ) and a reduction of the exchange splitting, which is not accounted for in the Stoner picture of ferromagnetism. In addition, correlation leads to a significant spin-dependent broadening of the electronic bands at higher binding energies and their merging with satellite features, which are manifestations of a pure many-electron behavior. Overall, adatom adsorption can be used to vary the material parameters of transition metal surfaces to access different intermediate electronic correlated regimes, which will otherwise not be accessible. The results show that the concepts developed to understand the physics and chemistry of adsorbate-metal interfaces, relevant for a variety of research areas, from spintronics to catalysis, need to be reconsidered with many-particle effects being of utmost importance. These may affect chemisorption energy, spin transport, magnetic order, and even play a key role in the emergence of ferromagnetism at interfaces between non-magnetic systems.
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- School of Physics & CRANN, Trinity College, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland
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- TU Dortmund University, Department of Physics, 44227, Dortmund, Germany
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Physics Belgrade, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, Belgrade, 11080, Serbia
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- National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
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- Theoretical Physics III, Center for Electronic Correlations and Magnetism, Institute of Physics and Augsburg Center for Innovative Technologies, University of Augsburg, 86159, Augsburg, Germany
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- TU Dortmund University, Department of Physics, 44227, Dortmund, Germany
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Spanning Fermi arcs in a two-dimensional magnet. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5309. [PMID: 36085323 PMCID: PMC9463448 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32948-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The discovery of topological states of matter has led to a revolution in materials research. When external or intrinsic parameters break symmetries, global properties of topological materials change drastically. A paramount example is the emergence of Weyl nodes under broken inversion symmetry. While a rich variety of non-trivial quantum phases could in principle also originate from broken time-reversal symmetry, realizing systems that combine magnetism with complex topological properties is remarkably elusive. Here, we demonstrate that giant open Fermi arcs are created at the surface of ultrathin hybrid magnets where the Fermi-surface topology is substantially modified by hybridization with a heavy-metal substrate. The interplay between magnetism and topology allows us to control the shape and the location of the Fermi arcs by tuning the magnetization direction. The hybridization points in the Fermi surface can be attributed to a non-trivial mixed topology and induce hot-spots in the Berry curvature, dominating spin and charge transport as well as magneto-electric coupling effects. It has been predicted that elemental Iron, with low dimensionality, will be a topological metal hosting Weyl nodes. Here, Chen et al. grow iron on tungsten, a heavy metal with a strong spin-orbit interaction, and using momentum microscopy, show the emergence of giant open Fermi arcs which can be shaped by varying the magnetization of the iron.
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Tereshchenko OE, Golyashov VA, Rusetsky VS, Mironov AV, Demin AY, Aksenov VV. A new imaging concept in spin polarimetry based on the spin-filter effect. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2021; 28:864-875. [PMID: 33949994 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577521002307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The concept of an imaging-type 3D spin detector, based on the combination of spin-exchange interactions in the ferromagnetic (FM) film and spin selectivity of the electron-photon conversion effect in a semiconductor heterostructure, is proposed and demonstrated on a model system. This novel multichannel concept is based on the idea of direct transfer of a 2D spin-polarized electron distribution to image cathodoluminescence (CL). The detector is a hybrid structure consisting of a thin magnetic layer deposited on a semiconductor structure allowing measurement of the spatial and polarization-dependent CL intensity from injected spin-polarized free electrons. The idea is to use spin-dependent electron transmission through in-plane magnetized FM film for in-plane spin detection by measuring the CL intensity from recombined electrons transmitted in the semiconductor. For the incoming electrons with out-of-plane spin polarization, the intensity of circularly polarized CL light can be detected from recombined polarized electrons with holes in the semiconductor. In order to demonstrate the ability of the solid-state spin detector in the image-type mode operation, a spin detector prototype was developed, which consists of a compact proximity focused vacuum tube with a spin-polarized electron source [p-GaAs(Cs,O)], a negative electron affinity (NEA) photocathode and the target [semiconductor heterostructure with quantum wells also with NEA]. The injection of polarized low-energy electrons into the target by varying the kinetic energy in the range 0.5-3.0 eV and up to 1.3 keV was studied in image-type mode. The figure of merit as a function of electron kinetic energy and the target temperature is determined. The spin asymmetry of the CL intensity in a ferromagnetic/semiconductor (FM-SC) junction provides a compact optical method for measuring spin polarization of free-electron beams in image-type mode. The FM-SC detector has the potential for realizing multichannel 3D vectorial reconstruction of spin polarization in momentum microscope and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy systems.
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- Oleg E Tereshchenko
- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
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Fang Y, Yue T, Li S, Zhang Z, Liu J, Zhang L. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Self-Healing Topological Copolymers with a Comblike Structure. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Yue Fang
- Key Laboratory of Beijing City on Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Elastomers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing City on Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Elastomers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing City on Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Elastomers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing City on Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Elastomers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing City on Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Elastomers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Organic−Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing City on Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Elastomers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Organic−Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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Schönhense G, Babenkov S, Vasilyev D, Elmers HJ, Medjanik K. Single-hemisphere photoelectron momentum microscope with time-of-flight recording. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2020; 91:123110. [PMID: 33379996 DOI: 10.1063/5.0024074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Photoelectron momentum microscopy is an emerging powerful method for angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPES), especially in combination with imaging spin filters. These instruments record kx-ky images, typically exceeding a full Brillouin zone. As energy filters, double-hemispherical or time-of-flight (ToF) devices are in use. Here, we present a new approach for momentum mapping of the full half-space, based on a large single hemispherical analyzer (path radius of 225 mm). Excitation by an unfocused He lamp yielded an energy resolution of 7.7 meV. The performance is demonstrated by k-imaging of quantum-well states in Au and Xe multilayers. The α2-aberration term (α, entrance angle in the dispersive plane) and the transit-time spread of the electrons in the spherical field are studied in a large pass-energy (6 eV-660 eV) and angular range (α up to ±7°). It is discussed how the method circumvents the preconditions of previous theoretical work on the resolution limitation due to the α2-term and the transit-time spread, being detrimental for time-resolved experiments. Thanks to k-resolved detection, both effects can be corrected numerically. We introduce a dispersive-plus-ToF hybrid mode of operation, with an imaging ToF analyzer behind the exit slit of the hemisphere. This instrument captures 3D data arrays I (EB, kx, ky), yielding a gain up to N2 in recording efficiency (N being the number of resolved time slices). A key application will be ARPES at sources with high pulse rates such as synchrotrons with 500 MHz time structure.
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- G Schönhense
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Institut für Physik, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Institut für Physik, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Institut für Physik, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Institut für Physik, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Institut für Physik, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Gotter R, Verna A, Sbroscia M, Moroni R, Bisio F, Iacobucci S, Offi F, Vaidya SR, Ruocco A, Stefani G. Unexpectedly Large Electron Correlation Measured in Auger Spectra of Ferromagnetic Iron Thin Films: Orbital-Selected Coulomb and Exchange Contributions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:067202. [PMID: 32845695 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.067202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A set of electron-correlation energies as large as 10 eV have been measured for a magnetic 2 ML Fe film deposited on Ag(001). By exploiting the spin selectivity in angle-resolved Auger-photoelectron coincidence spectroscopy and the Cini-Sawatzky theory, the core-valence-valence Auger spectrum of a spin-polarized system have been resolved: correlation energies have been determined for each individual combination of the two holes created in the four subbands involved in the decay: majority and minority spin, as well as e_{g} and t_{2g}. The energy difference between final states with parallel and antiparallel spin of the two emitted electrons is ascribed to the spin-flip energy for the final ion state, thus disentangling the contributions of Coulomb and exchange interactions.
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- R Gotter
- CNR-IOM, Istituto Officina dei Materiali, c/o Area Science Park, SS14 km 163,5 I-34149 Basovizza-Trieste, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, I-00146 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, I-00146 Rome, Italy
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- CNR-SPIN, Corso Perrone 24, I-16152 Genova, Italy
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- CNR-SPIN, Corso Perrone 24, I-16152 Genova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, I-00146 Rome, Italy
- CNR-ISM, Via Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, I-00146 Rome, Italy
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- CNR-IOM, Istituto Officina dei Materiali, c/o Area Science Park, SS14 km 163,5 I-34149 Basovizza-Trieste, Italy
- Scuola di Dottorato in Nanotecnologie, Università di Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, I-00146 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, I-00146 Rome, Italy
- CNR-ISM, Via Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Roma, Italy
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From Photoemission Microscopy to an “All-in-One” Photoemission Experiment. E-JOURNAL OF SURFACE SCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1380/ejssnt.2020.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kink far below the Fermi level reveals new electron-magnon scattering channel in Fe. Nat Commun 2019; 10:505. [PMID: 30705281 PMCID: PMC6355843 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08445-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Many properties of real materials can be modeled using ab initio methods within a single-particle picture. However, for an accurate theoretical treatment of excited states, it is necessary to describe electron-electron correlations including interactions with bosons: phonons, plasmons, or magnons. In this work, by comparing spin- and momentum-resolved photoemission spectroscopy measurements to many-body calculations carried out with a newly developed first-principles method, we show that a kink in the electronic band dispersion of a ferromagnetic material can occur at much deeper binding energies than expected (Eb = 1.5 eV). We demonstrate that the observed spectral signature reflects the formation of a many-body state that includes a photohole bound to a coherent superposition of renormalized spin-flip excitations. The existence of such a many-body state sheds new light on the physics of the electron-magnon interaction which is essential in fields such as spintronics and Fe-based superconductivity. The conduction electron and magnon interactions are essential for the understanding and development of spintronics and superconductivity. Here the authors show a deep binding energy kink in spin-resolved photoemission spectra which is understood as a signature the many-body spin flip excitation in Fe single crystal thin film.
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