The origin of magnetism in a supposedly nonmagnetic osmium oxide

Autor: Agrestini, S., Borgatti, F., Florio, P., Frassineti, J., Mosca, D. Fiore, Faure, Q., Detlefs, B., Sahle, C. J., Francoual, S., Choi, J., Garcia-Fernandez, M., Zhou, K. -J., Mitrovic, V. F., Woodward, P. M., Ghiringhelli, G., Franchini, C., Boscherini, F., Sanna, S., Sala, and M. Moretti
Rok vydání: 2024
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
Popis: A supposedly nonmagnetic 5d$^1$ double perosvkite oxide is investigated by a combination of spectroscopic and theoretical methods, namely resonant inelastic X-ray scattering, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, magnetic circular dichroism, and multiplet ligand field calculations. We found that the large spin-orbit coupling admixes the 5d $t_{2g}$ and $e_g$ orbitals, covalency raises the 5d population well above the nominal value, and the local symmetry is lower than $O_h$. The obtained electronic interactions account for the finite magnetic moment of Os in this compound and, in general, of 5d$^1$ ions. Our results provide direct evidence of elusive Jahn-Teller distortions, hinting at a strong electron-lattice coupling.
Databáze: arXiv