Spin and orbital excitations through the metal-to-insulator transition in Cd2Os2O7 probed with high-resolution resonant inelastic x-ray scattering

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Beitragende

  • J. G. Vale - , University College London, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Autor:in)
  • S. Calder - , Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Autor:in)
  • N. A. Bogdanov - , Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden, Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung (Autor:in)
  • C. Donnerer - , University College London (Autor:in)
  • M. Moretti Sala - , European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (Autor:in)
  • N. R. Davies - , University of Oxford (Autor:in)
  • D. Mandrus - , University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Autor:in)
  • J. Van Den Brink - , Professur für Festkörpertheorie (gB/IFW), Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • A. D. Christianson - , Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Autor:in)
  • D. F. McMorrow - , University College London (Autor:in)

Abstract

High-resolution resonant inelastic x-ray scattering measurements (ΔE=46meV) have been performed on Cd2Os2O7 through the metal-to-insulator transition (MIT). A magnetic excitation at 125 meV evolves continuously through the MIT, in agreement with recent Raman-scattering results, and provides further confirmation for an all-in all-out magnetic ground state. Asymmetry of this feature is likely a result of coupling between the electronic and the magnetic degrees of freedom. We also observe a broad continuum of interband excitations centered at 0.3 eV energy loss. This is indicative of significant hybridization between Os 5d and O 2p states and the concurrent itinerant nature of the system. In turn, this suggests a possible breakdown of the free-ion model for Cd2Os2O7.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer014441
FachzeitschriftPhysical Review B
Jahrgang101
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 27 Jan. 2020
Peer-Review-StatusJa