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Tacconi L, Leiszner SS, Briganti M, Cucinotta G, Otero E, Mannini M, Perfetti M. Temperature Induced Reversible Switching of the Magnetic Anisotropy in a Neodymium Complex Adsorbed on Graphite. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2401627. [PMID: 38773906 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
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Controlling the magnetic anisotropy of molecular layers assembled on a surface is one of the challenges that needs to be addressed to create the next-generation spintronic devices. Recently, metal complexes that show a reversible solid-state switch of their magnetic anisotropy in response to physical stimuli, such as temperature and magnetic field, have been discovered. The complex Nd(trensal) (H3trensal = 2,2',2''-tris(salicylideneimino)triethylamine) is predicted to exhibit such property. An ultra-thin film of Nd(trensal) is deposited on highly ordered pyrolytic graphite as a proof-of-concept system to show that this property can be retained at the nanoscale on a layered material. By combining single crystal magnetometric measurements and synchrotron X-ray-based absorption techniques, supported by multiplet ligand field simulations based on the trigonal crystal field surrounding the lanthanide centre, it is demonstrated that changing the temperature reverses the magnetic anisotropy of an ordered film of Nd(trensal), thus opening significant perspectives for the realization of a novel family of temperature-controlled molecular spintronic devices.
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- Leonardo Tacconi
- Department of Chemistry "U. Schiff", Università degli Studi di Firenze & INSTM RU of Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, Aarhus C, 8000, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry "U. Schiff", Università degli Studi di Firenze & INSTM RU of Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "U. Schiff", Università degli Studi di Firenze & INSTM RU of Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
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- Synchrotron, SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, 91190, France
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- Department of Chemistry "U. Schiff", Università degli Studi di Firenze & INSTM RU of Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "U. Schiff", Università degli Studi di Firenze & INSTM RU of Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
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Asmara TC, Green RJ, Suter A, Wei Y, Zhang W, Knez D, Harris G, Tseng Y, Yu T, Betto D, Garcia-Fernandez M, Agrestini S, Klein YM, Kumar N, Galdino CW, Salman Z, Prokscha T, Medarde M, Müller E, Soh Y, Brookes NB, Zhou KJ, Radovic M, Schmitt T. Emergence of Interfacial Magnetism in Strongly-Correlated Nickelate-Titanate Superlattices. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2310668. [PMID: 39101291 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202310668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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Strongly-correlated transition-metal oxides are widely known for their various exotic phenomena. This is exemplified by rare-earth nickelates such as LaNiO3, which possess intimate interconnections between their electronic, spin, and lattice degrees of freedom. Their properties can be further enhanced by pairing them in hybrid heterostructures, which can lead to hidden phases and emergent phenomena. An important example is the LaNiO3/LaTiO3 superlattice, where an interlayer electron transfer has been observed from LaTiO3 into LaNiO3 leading to a high-spin state. However, macroscopic emergence of magnetic order associated with this high-spin state has so far not been observed. Here, by using muon spin rotation, x-ray absorption, and resonant inelastic x-ray scattering, direct evidence of an emergent antiferromagnetic order with high magnon energy and exchange interactions at the LaNiO3/LaTiO3 interface is presented. As the magnetism is purely interfacial, a single LaNiO3/LaTiO3 interface can essentially behave as an atomically thin strongly-correlated quasi-2D antiferromagnet, potentially allowing its technological utilization in advanced spintronic devices. Furthermore, its strong quasi-2D magnetic correlations, orbitally-polarized planar ligand holes, and layered superlattice design make its electronic, magnetic, and lattice configurations resemble the precursor states of superconducting cuprates and nickelates, but with an S→1 spin state instead.
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- Teguh Citra Asmara
- PSI Center for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
- European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility GmbH, Holzkoppel 4, 22869, Schenefeld, Germany
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- Department of Physics & Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, 116 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada
- Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia, 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Laboratory for Muon-Spin Spectroscopy, Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
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- PSI Center for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
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- PSI Center for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
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- Institute of Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis, Graz University of Technology, Steyrergasse 17, Graz, 8010, Austria
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- Department of Physics & Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, 116 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada
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- PSI Center for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
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- PSI Center for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71, avenue des Martyrs, Cedex 9, Grenoble, F-38043, France
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, UK
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, UK
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- Laboratory for Multiscale Materials Experiments, Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
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- PSI Center for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Muon-Spin Spectroscopy, Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Muon-Spin Spectroscopy, Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Multiscale Materials Experiments, Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
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- Electron Microscopy Facility, Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71, avenue des Martyrs, Cedex 9, Grenoble, F-38043, France
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, UK
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- PSI Center for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
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- PSI Center for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
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Che Q, Ghiasi M, Braglia L, Peerlings MLJ, Mauri S, Torelli P, de Jongh P, de Groot FMF. Operando Soft X-ray Absorption of LaMn 1-x Co x O 3 Perovskites for CO Oxidation. ACS Catal 2024; 14:11243-11251. [PMID: 39114095 PMCID: PMC11301621 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c03259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2024] [Revised: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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We employed operando soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) to monitor the changes in the valence states and spin properties of LaMn1-x Co x O3 catalysts subjected to a mixture of CO and O2 at ambient pressure. Guided by simulations based on charge transfer multiplet theory, we quantitatively analyze the Mn and Co 2p XAS as well as the oxygen K-edge XAS spectra during the reaction process. The Mn sites are particularly sensitive to the catalytic reaction, displaying dynamics in their oxidation state. When Co doping is introduced (x ≤ 0.5), Mn oxidizes from Mn2+ to Mn3+ and Mn4+, while Co largely maintains a valence state of Co2+. In the case of LaCoO3, we identify high-spin and low-spin Co3+ species combined with Co2+. Our investigation underscores the importance to consider the spin and valence states of catalyst materials under operando conditions.
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- Qijun Che
- Materials
Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Materials
Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- AREA
Science Park, Padriciano
99, I-34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Materials
Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- CNR-Istituto
Officina dei Materiali, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- CNR-Istituto
Officina dei Materiali, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Materials
Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Materials
Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Magnaterra M, Attig J, Peterlini L, Hermanns M, Upton MH, Kim J, Prodan L, Tsurkan V, Kézsmárki I, van Loosdrecht PHM, Grüninger M. Quasimolecular J_{tet}=3/2 Moments in the Cluster Mott Insulator GaTa_{4}Se_{8}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2024; 133:046501. [PMID: 39121433 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.133.046501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 08/11/2024]
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Quasimolecular orbitals in cluster Mott insulators provide a route to tailor exchange interactions, which may yield novel quantum phases of matter. We demonstrate the cluster Mott character of the lacunar spinel GaTa_{4}Se_{8} using resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) at the Ta L_{3} edge. Electrons are fully delocalized over Ta_{4} tetrahedra, forming quasimolecular J_{tet}=3/2 moments. The modulation of the RIXS intensity as function of the transferred momentum q allows us to determine the cluster wave function, which depends on competing intracluster hopping terms that mix states with different character. This mixed wave function is decisive for the macroscopic properties since it affects intercluster hopping and exchange interactions and furthermore renormalizes the effective spin-orbit coupling constant. The versatile wave function, tunable via intracluster hopping, opens a new perspective on the large family of lacunar spinels and cluster Mott insulators in general.
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Levell Z, Le J, Yu S, Wang R, Ethirajan S, Rana R, Kulkarni A, Resasco J, Lu D, Cheng J, Liu Y. Emerging Atomistic Modeling Methods for Heterogeneous Electrocatalysis. Chem Rev 2024; 124:8620-8656. [PMID: 38990563 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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Heterogeneous electrocatalysis lies at the center of various technologies that could help enable a sustainable future. However, its complexity makes it challenging to accurately and efficiently model at an atomic level. Here, we review emerging atomistic methods to simulate the electrocatalytic interface with special attention devoted to the components/effects that have been challenging to model, such as solvation, electrolyte ions, electrode potential, reaction kinetics, and pH. Additionally, we review relevant computational spectroscopy methods. Then, we showcase several examples of applying these methods to understand and design catalysts relevant to green hydrogen. We also offer experimental views on how to bridge the gap between theory and experiments. Finally, we provide some perspectives on opportunities to advance the field.
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- Zachary Levell
- Texas Materials Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1219 Zhongguan West Road, Ningbo 315201, China
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- Texas Materials Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Texas Materials Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Laboratory of AI for Electrochemistry (AI4EC), Tan Kah Kee Innovation Laboratory, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Texas Materials Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Thielemann-Kühn N, Amrhein T, Bronsch W, Jana S, Pontius N, Engel RY, Miedema PS, Legut D, Carva K, Atxitia U, van Kuiken BE, Teichmann M, Carley RE, Mercadier L, Yaroslavtsev A, Mercurio G, Le Guyader L, Agarwal N, Gort R, Scherz A, Dziarzhytski S, Brenner G, Pressacco F, Wang RP, Schunck JO, Sinha M, Beye M, Chiuzbăian GS, Oppeneer PM, Weinelt M, Schüßler-Langeheine C. Optical control of 4 f orbital state in rare-earth metals. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadk9522. [PMID: 38630818 PMCID: PMC11023516 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk9522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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A change of orbital state alters the coupling between ions and their surroundings drastically. Orbital excitations are hence key to understand and control interaction of ions. Rare-earth elements with strong magneto-crystalline anisotropy (MCA) are important ingredients for magnetic devices. Thus, control of their localized 4f magnetic moments and anisotropy is one major challenge in ultrafast spin physics. With time-resolved x-ray absorption and resonant inelastic scattering experiments, we show for Tb metal that 4f-electronic excitations out of the ground-state multiplet occur after optical pumping. These excitations are driven by inelastic 5d-4f-electron scattering, altering the 4f-orbital state and consequently the MCA with important implications for magnetization dynamics in 4f-metals and more general for the excitation of localized electronic states in correlated materials.
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- Nele Thielemann-Kühn
- Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Physik, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Physik, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Physik, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Strada statale 14 – km 163,5, 34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- VSB - Technical University Ostrava, IT4Innovations, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic
- Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, DCMP, 12116 Prague 2, Czech Republic
- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, CZ-121 16 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, DCMP, 12116 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Physik, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- European XFEL, Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld, Germany
- Uppsala University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, P.O. Box 516, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- European XFEL, Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld, Germany
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- European XFEL, Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld, Germany
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- European XFEL, Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Universität Hamburg, Physics Department, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Universität Hamburg, Physics Department, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique-Matière et Rayonnement,75005 Paris, France
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- Uppsala University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, P.O. Box 516, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Physik, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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De Vita A, Sant R, Polewczyk V, van der Laan G, Brookes NB, Kong T, Cava RJ, Rossi G, Vinai G, Panaccione G. Evidence of Temperature-Dependent Interplay between Spin and Orbital Moment in van der Waals Ferromagnet VI 3. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:1487-1493. [PMID: 38285518 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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van der Waals materials provide a versatile toolbox for the emergence of new quantum phenomena and fabrication of functional heterostructures. Among them, the trihalide VI3 stands out for its unique magnetic and structural landscape. Here we investigate the spin and orbital magnetic degrees of freedom in the layered ferromagnet VI3 by means of temperature-dependent X-ray absorption spectroscopy and X-ray magnetic circular and linear dichroism. We detect localized electronic states and reduced magnetic dimensionality, due to electronic correlations. We furthermore provide experimental evidence of (a) an unquenched orbital magnetic moment (up to 0.66(7) μB/V atom) in the ferromagnetic state and (b) an instability of the orbital moment in the proximity of the spin reorientation transition. Our results support a coherent picture where electronic correlations give rise to a strong magnetic anisotropy and a large orbital moment and establish VI3 as a prime candidate for the study of orbital quantum effects.
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- Alessandro De Vita
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, I-20133 Milano, Italy
- Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM)-CNR, Laboratorio TASC, in Area Science Park, S.S.14, km 163.5, I-34149 Trieste, Italy
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- ESRF, The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM)-CNR, Laboratorio TASC, in Area Science Park, S.S.14, km 163.5, I-34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, U.K
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- ESRF, The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, United States
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, I-20133 Milano, Italy
- Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM)-CNR, Laboratorio TASC, in Area Science Park, S.S.14, km 163.5, I-34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM)-CNR, Laboratorio TASC, in Area Science Park, S.S.14, km 163.5, I-34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM)-CNR, Laboratorio TASC, in Area Science Park, S.S.14, km 163.5, I-34149 Trieste, Italy
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Christovam DS, Ferreira-Carvalho M, Marino A, Sundermann M, Takegami D, Melendez-Sans A, Tsuei KD, Hu Z, Rößler S, Valvidares M, Haverkort MW, Liu Y, Bauer ED, Tjeng LH, Zwicknagl G, Severing A. Spectroscopic Evidence of Kondo-Induced Quasiquartet in CeRh_{2}As_{2}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2024; 132:046401. [PMID: 38335370 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.132.046401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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CeRh_{2}As_{2} is a new multiphase superconductor with strong suggestions for an additional itinerant multipolar ordered phase. The modeling of the low-temperature properties of this heavy-fermion compound requires a quartet Ce^{3+} crystal-field ground state. Here, we provide the evidence for the formation of such a quartet state using x-ray spectroscopy. Core-level photoelectron and x-ray absorption spectroscopy confirm the presence of Kondo hybridization in CeRh_{2}As_{2}. The temperature dependence of the linear dichroism unambiguously reveals the impact of Kondo physics for coupling the Kramer's doublets into an effective quasiquartet. Nonresonant inelastic x-ray scattering data find that the |Γ_{7}^{-}⟩ state with its lobes along the 110 direction of the tetragonal structure (xy orientation) contributes most to the multiorbital ground state of CeRh_{2}As_{2}.
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- Denise S Christovam
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Physics II, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Straße 77, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
- PETRA III, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu 30077, Taiwan
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Cerdanyola del Valles, Barcelona 08290, Spain
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University, Philosophenweg 19, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
- Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Physics II, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Straße 77, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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Retegan M, Jafri SF, Curti L, Lisnard L, Otero E, Rivière E, Haverkort MW, Bleuzen A, Sainctavit P, Arrio MA. Orbital Magnetic Moment and Single-Ion Magnetic Anisotropy of the S = 1/2 K 3[Fe(CN) 6] Compound: A Case Where the Orbital Magnetic Moment Dominates the Spin Magnetic Moment. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:18864-18877. [PMID: 37942765 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
Abstract
The potassium hexacyanoferrate(III), K3[FeIII(CN)6], is known for its exceptional magnetic anisotropy among the 3d transition metal series. The Fe(III) ions are in the S = 1/2 low spin state imposed by the strong crystal field of the cyanido ligands. A large orbital magnetic moment is expected from previous publications. In the present work, X-ray magnetic circular dichroism was recorded for a powder sample, allowing direct measurement of the Fe(III) orbital magnetic moment. A combination of molecular multiconfigurational ab initio and atomic ligand field multiplets calculations provides the spin and orbital magnetic moments for the [FeIII(CN)6]3- isolated cluster, the crystallographic unit cell, and the powder sample. The calculations of the angular dependencies of the spin and orbital magnetic moments with the external magnetic induction direction reveal easy magnetization axes for each S = 1/2 molecular entity and the crystal. It also shows that the orbital magnetic moment dominates the spin magnetic moment for all directions. Our measurements confirm that the orbital magnetic moment contributes to 60% of the total magnetization for the powder, which is in excellent agreement with our theoretical predictions. An orbital magnetic moment greater than the spin magnetic moment is exceptional for 3d transition metal ions. The impact of crystal field strength and distortion, π back-bonding, spin-orbit coupling, and external magnetic induction was analyzed, leading to a deeper understanding of the spin and orbital magnetic anisotropies.
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- Marius Retegan
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, BP 220, F-38043 Grenoble, France
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- CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, UMR7590, CNRS/SU/IRD/MNHN, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
- Department of Physics, University of Karachi, 75270 Karachi, Pakistan
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, FR2769, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, FR2769, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, F-91192 Saint-Aubin, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, ICMMO, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University, Philosophenweg 19, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, ICMMO, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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- CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, UMR7590, CNRS/SU/IRD/MNHN, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, F-91192 Saint-Aubin, France
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- CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, UMR7590, CNRS/SU/IRD/MNHN, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Braun A, Gee LB, Mara MW, Hill EA, Kroll T, Nordlund D, Sokaras D, Glatzel P, Hedman B, Hodgson KO, Borovik AS, Baker ML, Solomon EI. X-ray Spectroscopic Study of the Electronic Structure of a Trigonal High-Spin Fe(IV)═O Complex Modeling Non-Heme Enzyme Intermediates and Their Reactivity. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:18977-18991. [PMID: 37590931 PMCID: PMC10631461 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
Abstract
Fe K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has long been used for the study of high-valent iron intermediates in biological and artificial catalysts. 4p-mixing into the 3d orbitals complicates the pre-edge analysis but when correctly understood via 1s2p resonant inelastic X-ray scattering and Fe L-edge XAS, it enables deeper insight into the geometric structure and correlates with the electronic structure and reactivity. This study shows that in addition to the 4p-mixing into the 3dz2 orbital due to the short iron-oxo bond, the loss of inversion in the equatorial plane leads to 4p mixing into the 3dx2-y2,xy, providing structural insight and allowing the distinction of 6- vs 5-coordinate active sites as shown through application to the Fe(IV)═O intermediate of taurine dioxygenase. Combined with O K-edge XAS, this study gives an unprecedented experimental insight into the electronic structure of Fe(IV)═O active sites and their selectivity for reactivity enabled by the π-pathway involving the 3dxz/yz orbitals. Finally, the large effect of spin polarization is experimentally assigned in the pre-edge (i.e., the α/β splitting) and found to be better modeled by multiplet simulations rather than by commonly used time-dependent density functional theory.
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- Augustin Braun
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- ESRF-The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38000, France
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
- The University of Manchester at Harwell, Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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Herrera-Yáñez MG, Guerrero-Cruz JA, Ghiasi M, Elnaggar H, de la Torre-Rangel A, Bernal-Guzmán LA, Flores-Moreno R, de Groot FMF, Delgado-Jaime MU. Fitting Multiplet Simulations to L-Edge XAS Spectra of Transition-Metal Complexes Using an Adaptive Grid Algorithm. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:3738-3760. [PMID: 36808900 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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A new methodology based on an adaptive grid algorithm followed by an analysis of the ground state from the fit parameters is presented to analyze and interpret experimental XAS L2,3-edge data. The fitting method is tested first in a series of multiplet calculations for d0-d7 systems and for which the solution is known. In most cases, the algorithm is able to find the solution, except for a mixed-spin Co2+ Oh complex, where it instead revealed a correlation between the crystal field and the electron repulsion parameters near spin-crossover transition points. Furthermore, the results for the fitting of previously published experimental data sets on CaO, CaF2, MnO, LiMnO2, and Mn2O3 are presented and their solution discussed. The presented methodology has allowed the evaluation of the Jahn-Teller distortion in LiMnO2, which is consistent with the observed implications in the development of batteries, which use this material. Moreover, a follow-up analysis of the ground state in Mn2O3 has demonstrated an unusual ground state for the highly distorted site which would be impossible to optimize in a perfect octahedral environment. Ultimately, the presented methodology can be used in the analysis of X-ray absorption spectroscopy data measured at the L2,3-edge for a large number of materials and molecular complexes of first-row transition metals and can be expanded to the analysis of other X-ray spectroscopic data in future studies.
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- María G Herrera-Yáñez
- Department of Chemistry, University of Guadalajara, Blvd. Marcelino García Barragán 1421, Col. Olímpica, 44430 Guadalajara Jal., México
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guadalajara, Blvd. Marcelino García Barragán 1421, Col. Olímpica, 44430 Guadalajara Jal., México
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, 3584CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, 3584CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), Sorbonne Université, UMR CNRS 7590, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, 75052 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guadalajara, Blvd. Marcelino García Barragán 1421, Col. Olímpica, 44430 Guadalajara Jal., México
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guadalajara, Blvd. Marcelino García Barragán 1421, Col. Olímpica, 44430 Guadalajara Jal., México
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guadalajara, Blvd. Marcelino García Barragán 1421, Col. Olímpica, 44430 Guadalajara Jal., México
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, 3584CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guadalajara, Blvd. Marcelino García Barragán 1421, Col. Olímpica, 44430 Guadalajara Jal., México
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Zasimov P, Amidani L, Retegan M, Walter O, Caciuffo R, Kvashnina KO. HERFD-XANES and RIXS Study on the Electronic Structure of Trivalent Lanthanides across a Series of Isostructural Compounds. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:1817-1830. [PMID: 35051333 PMCID: PMC8808409 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
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We performed a systematic
study of the complexes of trivalent lanthanide
cations with the hydridotris(1-pyrazolyl)borato (Tp) ligand (LnTp3; Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and
Lu) using both high-energy-resolution fluorescence-detected X-ray
absorption near-edge structure (HERFD-XANES) and resonant inelastic
X-ray scattering (RIXS) at the lanthanide L3 absorption
edge. Here, we report the results obtained and we discuss them against
calculations performed using density functional theory (DFT) and atomic
multiplet theory. The spectral shape and the elemental trends observed
in the experimental HERFD-XANES spectra are well reproduced by DFT
calculations, while the pre-edge energy interval is better described
by atomic multiplet theory. The RIXS data show a generally rather
complex pattern that originates from the intra-atomic electron–electron
interactions in the intermediate and final states, as demonstrated
by the good agreement obtained with calculations using an atomic-only
model of the absorber. Guided by theoretical predictions, we discuss
the possible origins of the observed spectral features and the trends
in energy splitting across the series. The insight into the electronic
structure of trivalent lanthanide compounds demonstrated here and
obtained with advanced X-ray spectroscopies coupled with theoretical
calculations can be applied to any lanthanide-bearing compound and
be of great interest for all research fields involving lanthanides. This work represents a systematic investigation
of the complexes
of trivalent lanthanide cations with the hydridotris(1-pyrazolyl)borato
(Tp) ligand (LnTp3; Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy,
Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu) using both high-energy-resolution fluorescence-detected
X-ray absorption near-edge structure and resonant inelastic X-ray
scattering at the lanthanide L3 absorption edge. The experimental
results are discussed against the calculations performed with the
density functional theory and atomic multiplet theory approaches.
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- Pavel Zasimov
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF, The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.,Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), P.O. Box 510119, 01314 Dresden, Germany
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- ESRF─The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Postfach 2340, 76215 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Postfach 2340, 76215 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia.,The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF, The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.,Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), P.O. Box 510119, 01314 Dresden, Germany
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Singha A, Sostina D, Wolf C, Ahmed SL, Krylov D, Colazzo L, Gargiani P, Agrestini S, Noh WS, Park JH, Pivetta M, Rusponi S, Brune H, Heinrich AJ, Barla A, Donati F. Mapping Orbital-Resolved Magnetism in Single Lanthanide Atoms. ACS NANO 2021; 15:16162-16171. [PMID: 34546038 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c05026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Single lanthanide atoms and molecules are promising candidates for atomic data storage and quantum logic due to the long lifetime of their magnetic quantum states. Accessing and controlling these states through electrical transport requires precise knowledge of their electronic configuration at the level of individual atomic orbitals, especially of the outer shells involved in transport. However, no experimental techniques have so far shown the required sensitivity to probe single atoms with orbital selectivity. Here we resolve the magnetism of individual orbitals in Gd and Ho single atoms on MgO/Ag(100) by combining X-ray magnetic circular dichroism with multiplet calculations and density functional theory. In contrast to the usual assumption of bulk-like occupation of the different electronic shells, we establish a charge transfer mechanism leading to an unconventional singly ionized configuration. Our work identifies the role of the valence electrons in determining the quantum level structure and spin-dependent transport properties of lanthanide-based nanomagnets.
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- Aparajita Singha
- Center for Quantum Nanoscience, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
- Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
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- Center for Quantum Nanoscience, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
- Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Quantum Nanoscience, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
- Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Quantum Nanoscience, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Quantum Nanoscience, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
- Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Quantum Nanoscience, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
- Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08290 Catalonia, Spain
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08290 Catalonia, Spain
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- MPPC-CPM, Max Planck POSTECH/Korea Research Initiative, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 3, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Center for Quantum Nanoscience, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia (ISM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), I-34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Center for Quantum Nanoscience, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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Filianin P, Lyu C, Door M, Blaum K, Huang WJ, Haverkort M, Indelicato P, Keitel CH, Kromer K, Lange D, Novikov YN, Rischka A, Schüssler RX, Schweiger C, Sturm S, Ulmer S, Harman Z, Eliseev S. Direct Q-Value Determination of the β^{-} Decay of ^{187}Re. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 127:072502. [PMID: 34459634 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.072502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
The cyclotron frequency ratio of ^{187}Os^{29+} to ^{187}Re^{29+} ions was measured with the Penning-trap mass spectrometer PENTATRAP. The achieved result of R=1.000 000 013 882(5) is to date the most precise such measurement performed on ions. Furthermore, the total binding-energy difference of the 29 missing electrons in Re and Os was calculated by relativistic multiconfiguration methods, yielding the value of ΔE=53.5(10) eV. Finally, using the achieved results, the mass difference between neutral ^{187}Re and ^{187}Os, i.e., the Q value of the β^{-} decay of ^{187}Re, is determined to be 2470.9(13) eV.
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- P Filianin
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Huizhou 516003, China
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, St Petersburg State University, St Petersburg 198504, Russia
- NRC "Kurchatov Institute"-Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina 188300, Russia
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- ARC Centre for Engineered Quantum Systems, School of Physics, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Ulmer Fundamental Symmetries Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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Li J, Green RJ, Zhang Z, Sutarto R, Sadowski JT, Zhu Z, Zhang G, Zhou D, Sun Y, He F, Ramanathan S, Comin R. Sudden Collapse of Magnetic Order in Oxygen-Deficient Nickelate Films. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 126:187602. [PMID: 34018782 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.187602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Antiferromagnetic order is a common and robust ground state in the parent (undoped) phase of several strongly correlated electron systems. The progressive weakening of antiferromagnetic correlations upon doping paves the way for a variety of emergent many-electron phenomena including unconventional superconductivity, colossal magnetoresistance, and collective charge-spin-orbital ordering. In this study, we explored the use of oxygen stoichiometry as an alternative pathway to modify the coupled magnetic and electronic ground state in the family of rare earth nickelates (RENiO_{3-x}). Using a combination of x-ray spectroscopy and resonant soft x-ray magnetic scattering, we find that, while oxygen vacancies rapidly alter the electronic configuration within the Ni and O orbital manifolds, antiferromagnetic order is remarkably robust to substantial levels of carrier doping, only to suddenly collapse beyond 0.21 e^{-}/Ni without an accompanying structural transition. Our work demonstrates that ordered magnetism in RENiO_{3-x} is mostly insensitive to carrier doping up to significant levels unseen in other transition-metal oxides. The sudden collapse of ordered magnetism upon oxygen removal may provide a new mechanism for solid-state magnetoionic switching and new applications in antiferromagnetic spintronics.
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- Jiarui Li
- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5E2
- Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 2V3, Canada
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 2V3, Canada
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- School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Lander GH, Sundermann M, Springell R, Walters AC, Nag A, Garcia-Fernandez M, Zhou KJ, van der Laan G, Caciuffo R. Resonant inelastic x-ray spectroscopy on UO 2 as a test case for actinide materials. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:06LT01. [PMID: 33325375 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abc4d2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Resonant inelastic x-ray spectroscopy at the uranium N4 absorption edge at 778 eV has been used to reveal the excitations in UO2 up to 1 eV. The earlier (1989) studies by neutron inelastic scattering of the crystal-field states within the 3H4 multiplet are confirmed. In addition, the first excited state of the 3F2 multiplet at ∼520 meV has been established, and there is a weak signal corresponding to the next excited state at ∼920 meV. This represents a successful application of soft x-ray spectroscopy to an actinide sample, and resolves an open question in UO2 that has been discussed for 50 years. The technique is described and important caveats are drawn about possible future applications.
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- G H Lander
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Postfach 2340, D-76125 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Interface Analysis Centre, School of Physics, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TL, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Physics II, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Straße 77, D-50937 Cologne, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnizer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Interface Analysis Centre, School of Physics, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TL, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Postfach 2340, D-76125 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Amorese A, Sundermann M, Leedahl B, Marino A, Takegami D, Gretarsson H, Gloskovskii A, Schlueter C, Haverkort MW, Huang Y, Szlawska M, Kaczorowski D, Ran S, Maple MB, Bauer ED, Leithe-Jasper A, Hansmann P, Thalmeier P, Tjeng LH, Severing A. From antiferromagnetic and hidden order to Pauli paramagnetism in U M 2Si 2 compounds with 5 f electron duality. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:30220-30227. [PMID: 33203673 PMCID: PMC7720184 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2005701117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Using inelastic X-ray scattering beyond the dipole limit and hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy we establish the dual nature of the U [Formula: see text] electrons in U[Formula: see text] (M = Pd, Ni, Ru, Fe), regardless of their degree of delocalization. We have observed that the compounds have in common a local atomic-like state that is well described by the U [Formula: see text] configuration with the [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] quasi-doublet symmetry. The amount of the U 5[Formula: see text] configuration, however, varies considerably across the U[Formula: see text] series, indicating an increase of U 5f itineracy in going from M = Pd to Ni to Ru and to the Fe compound. The identified electronic states explain the formation of the very large ordered magnetic moments in [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], the availability of orbital degrees of freedom needed for the hidden order in [Formula: see text] to occur, as well as the appearance of Pauli paramagnetism in [Formula: see text] A unified and systematic picture of the U[Formula: see text] compounds may now be drawn, thereby providing suggestions for additional experiments to induce hidden order and/or superconductivity in U compounds with the tetragonal body-centered [Formula: see text] structure.
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- Andrea Amorese
- Institute of Physics II, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Physics II, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
- Positron-Elektron-Tandem-Ring-Anlage III (PETRA III), Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Positron-Elektron-Tandem-Ring-Anlage III (PETRA III), Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Positron-Elektron-Tandem-Ring-Anlage III (PETRA III), Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Low Temperature & Structure Research, Polish Academy of Science, 50-950 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Low Temperature & Structure Research, Polish Academy of Science, 50-950 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Physics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Department of Physics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- MPA-Q, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Physics II, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany;
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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Simonne DH, Martini A, Signorile M, Piovano A, Braglia L, Torelli P, Borfecchia E, Ricchiardi G. THORONDOR: a software for fast treatment and analysis of low-energy XAS data. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2020; 27:1741-1752. [PMID: 33147203 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577520011388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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THORONDOR is a data treatment software with a graphical user interface (GUI) accessible via the browser-based Jupyter notebook framework. It aims to provide an interactive and user-friendly tool for the analysis of NEXAFS spectra collected during in situ experiments. The program allows on-the-fly representation and quick correction of large datasets from single or multiple experiments. In particular, it provides the possibility to align in energy several spectral profiles on the basis of user-defined references. Various techniques to calculate background subtraction and signal normalization have been made available. In this context, an innovation of this GUI involves the usage of a slider-based approach that provides the ability to instantly manipulate and visualize processed data for the user. Finally, the program is characterized by an advanced fitting toolbox based on the lmfit package. It offers a large selection of fitting routines as well as different peak distributions and empirical ionization potential step edges, which can be used for the fit of the NEXAFS rising-edge peaks. Statistical parameters describing the goodness of a fit such as χ2 or the R-factor together with the parameter uncertainty distributions and the related correlations can be extracted for each chosen model.
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- David Horst Simonne
- Department of Chemistry, INSTM Reference Center and NIS and CrisDi Interdepartmental Centers, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, Torino 10125, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, INSTM Reference Center and NIS and CrisDi Interdepartmental Centers, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, Torino 10125, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, INSTM Reference Center and NIS and CrisDi Interdepartmental Centers, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, Torino 10125, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, INSTM Reference Center and NIS and CrisDi Interdepartmental Centers, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, Torino 10125, Italy
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- CNR-IOM, TASC Laboratory, SS 14 km 163.5, Trieste 34149, Italy
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- CNR-IOM, TASC Laboratory, SS 14 km 163.5, Trieste 34149, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, INSTM Reference Center and NIS and CrisDi Interdepartmental Centers, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, Torino 10125, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, INSTM Reference Center and NIS and CrisDi Interdepartmental Centers, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 7, Torino 10125, Italy
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Lafuerza S, Carlantuono A, Retegan M, Glatzel P. Chemical Sensitivity of Kβ and Kα X-ray Emission from a Systematic Investigation of Iron Compounds. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:12518-12535. [PMID: 32830953 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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K-fluorescence X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) is receiving growing interest in all fields of natural sciences to investigate the local spin. The spin sensitivity in Kβ (Kα) XES stems from the exchange interaction between the unpaired 3p (2p) and the 3d electrons, which is greater for Kβ than for Kα. We present a thorough investigation of a large number of iron-bearing compounds. The experimental spectra were analyzed in terms of commonly used quantitative parameters (Kβ1,3-first moment, Kα1-full width at half-maximum, and integrated absolute difference -IAD-), and we carefully examined the difference spectra. Multiplet calculations were also performed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms that lead to the chemical sensitivity. Our results confirm a strong influence of covalency on both Kβ and Kα lines. We establish a reliable spin sensitivity of Kβ XES as it is dominated by the exchange interaction, whose variations can be quantified by either Kβ1,3-first moment or Kβ-IAD and result in a systematic difference signal line shape. We find an exception in the Kβ XES of Fe3+ and Fe2+ in water solution, where a new difference spectrum is identified that cannot be reproduced by scaling the exchange integrals. We explain this by strong differences in orbital mixing between the valence orbitals. This result calls for caution in the interpretation of Kβ XES spectral changes as due to spin variations without a careful analysis of the line shape. For Kα XES, the smaller exchange interaction and the influence of other electron-electron interactions make it difficult to extract a quantity that directly relates to the spin.
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- Sara Lafuerza
- ESRF-The European Synchrotron, 71, Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble, France
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- ESRF-The European Synchrotron, 71, Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble, France
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- ESRF-The European Synchrotron, 71, Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble, France
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Detection of metastable electronic states by Penning trap mass spectrometry. Nature 2020; 581:42-46. [PMID: 32376960 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2221-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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State-of-the-art optical clocks1 achieve precisions of 10-18 or better using ensembles of atoms in optical lattices2,3 or individual ions in radio-frequency traps4,5. Promising candidates for use in atomic clocks are highly charged ions6 (HCIs) and nuclear transitions7, which are largely insensitive to external perturbations and reach wavelengths beyond the optical range8 that are accessible to frequency combs9. However, insufficiently accurate atomic structure calculations hinder the identification of suitable transitions in HCIs. Here we report the observation of a long-lived metastable electronic state in an HCI by measuring the mass difference between the ground and excited states in rhenium, providing a non-destructive, direct determination of an electronic excitation energy. The result is in agreement with advanced calculations. We use the high-precision Penning trap mass spectrometer PENTATRAP to measure the cyclotron frequency ratio of the ground state to the metastable state of the ion with a precision of 10-11-an improvement by a factor of ten compared with previous measurements10,11. With a lifetime of about 130 days, the potential soft-X-ray frequency reference at 4.96 × 1016 hertz (corresponding to a transition energy of 202 electronvolts) has a linewidth of only 5 × 10-8 hertz and one of the highest electronic quality factors (1024) measured experimentally so far. The low uncertainty of our method will enable searches for further soft-X-ray clock transitions8,12 in HCIs, which are required for precision studies of fundamental physics6.
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Nag A, Robarts HC, Wenzel F, Li J, Elnaggar H, Wang RP, Walters AC, García-Fernández M, de Groot FMF, Haverkort MW, Zhou KJ. Many-Body Physics of Single and Double Spin-Flip Excitations in NiO. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 124:067202. [PMID: 32109129 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.067202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Understanding many-body physics of elementary excitations has advanced our control over material properties. Here, we study spin-flip excitations in NiO using Ni L_{3}-edge resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) and present a strikingly different resonant energy behavior between single and double spin-flip excitations. Comparing our results with single-site full-multiplet ligand field theory calculations we find that the spectral weight of the double-magnon excitations originates primarily from the double spin-flip transition of the quadrupolar RIXS process within a single magnetic site. Quadrupolar spin-flip processes are among the least studied excitations, despite being important for multiferroic or spin-nematic materials due to their difficult detection. We identify intermediate state multiplets and intra-atomic core-valence exchange interactions as the key many-body factors determining the fate of such excitations. RIXS resonant energy dependence can act as a convincing proof of existence of nondipolar higher-ranked magnetic orders in systems for which, only theoretical predictions are available.
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- Abhishek Nag
- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
- H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TL, United Kingdom
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- Institute for theoretical physics, Heidelberg University, Philosophenweg 19, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute for theoretical physics, Heidelberg University, Philosophenweg 19, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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Miedema PS, Thielemann-Kühn N, Calafell IA, Schüßler-Langeheine C, Beye M. Strain analysis from M-edge resonant inelastic X-ray scattering of nickel oxide films. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:21596-21602. [PMID: 31538993 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp03593a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Electronic structure modifications due to strain are an effective method for tailoring nano-scale functional materials. Demonstrated on nickel oxide (NiO) thin films, Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering (RIXS) at the transition-metal M2,3-edge is shown to be a powerful tool for measuring the electronic structure modification due to strain in the near-surface region. Analyses from the M2,3-edge RIXS in comparison with dedicated crystal field multiplet calculations show distortions in 40 nm NiO grown on a magnesium oxide (MgO) substrate (NiO/MgO) similar to those caused by surface relaxation of bulk NiO. The films of 20 and 10 nm NiO/MgO show slightly larger differences from bulk NiO. Quantitatively, the NiO/MgO samples all are distorted from perfect octahedral (Oh) symmetry with a tetragonal parameter Ds of about -0.1 eV, very close to the Ds distortion from octahedral (Oh) symmetry parameter of -0.11 eV obtained for the surface-near region from a bulk NiO crystal. Comparing the spectra of a 20 nm film of NiO grown on a 20 nm magnetite (Fe3O4) film on a MgO substrate (NiO/Fe3O4/MgO) with the calculated multiplet analyses, the distortion parameter Ds appears to be closer to zero, showing that the surface-near region of this templated film is less distorted from Oh symmetry than the surface-near region in bulk NiO. Finally, the potential of M2,3-edge RIXS for other investigations of strain on electronic structure is discussed.
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- P S Miedema
- Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany.
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- Institute Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research (FG-ISRR), Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Straße 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany and Institut für Physik und Astronomie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24/25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research (FG-ISRR), Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Straße 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research (FG-ISRR), Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Straße 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany.
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Miedema PS, Beye M. Total 3s Emission Yield as Bulk-Sensitive Probe for a True Soft X-ray Absorption Spectrum? J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:2579-2583. [PMID: 29715037 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b00720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The detection of the true soft X-ray absorption typically needs specially prepared submicrometer thin samples for transmission measurements. Bulk experiments instead have to rely on yield methods, for example, electron yield with limitations for insulating samples, sensitivity to applied fields, and with limited bulk sensitivity. Fluorescence yield methods instead do not have those limitations but have been found to deviate, in general, from the absorption spectrum. We demonstrate that restricting the detection to the 3s fluorescence channel (with the detector at a special angle where all polarizations contribute equally) restores the true X-ray absorption spectrum for all 3d-metal L2,3 edges. These theoretically derived results are rationalized by the lack of 3s-3d interaction in the core-excited state. Comparing X-ray absorption versus 3s-PFY for arbitrary detection geometries for both linear and circular polarized light, deviations appear that can become as large as 15%.
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- Piter S Miedema
- DESY Photon Science, FS-FLASH , Notkestraße 85 , 22607 Hamburg , Germany
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- DESY Photon Science, FS-FLASH , Notkestraße 85 , 22607 Hamburg , Germany
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Zimmermann P, Green RJ, Haverkort MW, de Groot FMF. Quanty4RIXS: a program for crystal field multiplet calculations of RIXS and RIXS-MCD spectra using Quanty. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2018; 25:899-905. [PMID: 29714203 PMCID: PMC5929360 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577518004058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Some initial instructions for the Quanty4RIXS program written in MATLAB® are provided. The program assists in the calculation of 1s 2p RIXS and 1s 2p RIXS-MCD spectra using Quanty. Furthermore, 1s XAS and 2p 3d RIXS calculations in different symmetries can also be performed. It includes the Hartree-Fock values for the Slater integrals and spin-orbit interactions for several 3d transition metal ions that are required to create the .lua scripts containing all necessary parameters and quantum mechanical definitions for the calculations. The program can be used free of charge and is designed to allow for further adjustments of the scripts.
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- Patric Zimmermann
- Debye Institute of Nanomaterial Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4
- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5E2
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Debye Institute of Nanomaterial Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Sundermann M, Yavaş H, Chen K, Kim DJ, Fisk Z, Kasinathan D, Haverkort MW, Thalmeier P, Severing A, Tjeng LH. 4f Crystal Field Ground State of the Strongly Correlated Topological Insulator SmB_{6}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 120:016402. [PMID: 29350947 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.016402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Revised: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We investigated the crystal-electric field ground state of the 4f manifold in the strongly correlated topological insulator SmB_{6} using core-level nonresonant inelastic x-ray scattering. The directional dependence of the scattering function that arises from higher multipole transitions establishes unambiguously that the Γ_{8} quartet state of the Sm f^{5} J=5/2 configuration governs the ground-state symmetry and, hence, the topological properties of SmB_{6}. Our findings contradict the results of density functional calculations reported so far.
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- M Sundermann
- Institute of Physics II, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Straße 77, 50937 Cologne, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- PETRA III, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physics II, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Straße 77, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University, Philosophenweg 19, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Physics II, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Straße 77, 50937 Cologne, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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Lu Y, Haverkort MW. Nonperturbative Series Expansion of Green's Functions: The Anatomy of Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering in the Doped Hubbard Model. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2017; 119:256401. [PMID: 29303347 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.256401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We present a nonperturbative, divergence-free series expansion of Green's functions using effective operators. The method is especially suited for computing correlators of complex operators as a series of correlation functions of simpler forms. We apply the method to study low-energy excitations in resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) in doped one- and two-dimensional single-band Hubbard models. The RIXS operator is expanded into polynomials of spin, density, and current operators weighted by fundamental x-ray spectral functions. These operators couple to different polarization channels resulting in simple selection rules. The incident photon energy dependent coefficients help to pinpoint main RIXS contributions from different degrees of freedom. We show in particular that, with parameters pertaining to cuprate superconductors, local spin excitation dominates the RIXS spectral weight over a wide doping range in the cross-polarization channel.
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- Yi Lu
- Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstrasse 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Institut für Theoretische Physik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Philosophenweg 19, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Philosophenweg 19, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Tomiyasu K, Okamoto J, Huang HY, Chen ZY, Sinaga EP, Wu WB, Chu YY, Singh A, Wang RP, de Groot FMF, Chainani A, Ishihara S, Chen CT, Huang DJ. Coulomb Correlations Intertwined with Spin and Orbital Excitations in LaCoO_{3}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2017; 119:196402. [PMID: 29219525 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.196402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We carried out temperature-dependent (20-550 K) measurements of resonant inelastic x-ray scattering on LaCoO_{3} to investigate the evolution of its electronic structure across the spin-state crossover. In combination with charge-transfer multiplet calculations, we accurately quantified the renomalized crystal-field excitation energies and spin-state populations. We show that the screening of the effective on-site Coulomb interaction of 3d electrons is orbital selective and coupled to the spin-state crossover in LaCoO_{3}. The results establish that the gradual spin-state crossover is associated with a relative change of Coulomb energy versus bandwidth, leading to a Mott-type insulator-to-metal transition.
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- K Tomiyasu
- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, Netherlands
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
- Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Hunault MOJY, Khan W, Minár J, Kroll T, Sokaras D, Zimmermann P, Delgado-Jaime MU, de Groot FMF. Local vs Nonlocal States in FeTiO 3 Probed with 1s2pRIXS: Implications for Photochemistry. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:10882-10892. [PMID: 28872322 PMCID: PMC5636175 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Metal-metal charge transfer (MMCT) is expected to be the main mechanism that enables the harvesting of solar light by iron-titanium oxides for photocatalysis. We have studied FeTiO3 as a model compound for MMCT with 1s2pRIXS at the Fe K-edge. The high-energy resolution XANES enables distinguishing five pre-edge features. The three first well distinct RIXS features are assigned to electric quadrupole transitions to the localized Fe* 3d states, shifted to lower energy by the 1s core-hole. Crystal field multiplet calculations confirm the speciation of divalent iron. The contribution of electric dipole absorption due to local p-d mixing allowed by the trigonal distortion of the cation site is supported by DFT and CFM calculations. The two other nonlocal features are assigned to electric dipole transitions to excited Fe* 4p states mixed with the neighboring Ti 3d states. The comparison with DFT calculations demonstrates that MMCT in ilmenite is favored by the hybridization between the Fe 4p and delocalized Ti 3d orbitals via the O 2p orbitals.
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Affiliation(s)
- Myrtille O. J. Y. Hunault
- Inorganic Chemistry
and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterial Science, Utrecht University, 3584CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
| | - Wilayat Khan
- New Technologies-Research Center, University
of West Bohemia, Univerzitni
8, 306 14 Plzeň, Czech Republic
| | - Jan Minár
- New Technologies-Research Center, University
of West Bohemia, Univerzitni
8, 306 14 Plzeň, Czech Republic
| | - Thomas Kroll
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
| | - Dimosthenis Sokaras
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
| | - Patric Zimmermann
- Inorganic Chemistry
and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterial Science, Utrecht University, 3584CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
| | - Mario U. Delgado-Jaime
- Inorganic Chemistry
and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterial Science, Utrecht University, 3584CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
| | - Frank M. F. de Groot
- Inorganic Chemistry
and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterial Science, Utrecht University, 3584CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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The second-order phase transition into a hidden order phase in URu2Si2 goes along with an order parameter that is still a mystery, despite 30 years of research. However, it is understood that the symmetry of the order parameter must be related to the symmetry of the low-lying local electronic [Formula: see text]-states. Here, we present results of a spectroscopic technique, namely core-level nonresonant inelastic X-ray scattering (NIXS). This method allows for the measurement of local high-multipole excitations and is bulk-sensitive. The observed anisotropy of the scattering function unambiguously shows that the 5[Formula: see text] ground-state wave function is composed mainly of the [Formula: see text] with majority [Formula: see text] = [Formula: see text] + [Formula: see text] and/or [Formula: see text] singlet states. The incomplete dichroism indicates the possibility that quantum states of other irreducible representation are mixed into the ground state.
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