TY - JOUR
T1 - Origin of Magnetism in a Supposedly Nonmagnetic Osmium Oxide
AU - Agrestini, S.
AU - Borgatti, F.
AU - Florio, P.
AU - Frassineti, J.
AU - Mosca, D. Fiore
AU - Faure, Q.
AU - Detlefs, B.
AU - Sahle, C. J.
AU - Francoual, S.
AU - Choi, J.
AU - Garcia-Fernandez, M.
AU - Zhou, K.-J.
AU - Mitrović, V. F.
AU - Woodward, P. M.
AU - Ghiringhelli, G.
AU - Franchini, C.
AU - Boscherini, F.
AU - Sanna, S.
AU - Sala, M. Moretti
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 American Physical Society.
PY - 2024/8/9
Y1 - 2024/8/9
N2 - A supposedly nonmagnetic 5d1 double perovskite 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 t2g and eg orbitals, covalency raises the 5d population well above the nominal value, and the local symmetry is lower than Oh. The obtained electronic interactions account for the finite magnetic moment of Os in this compound and, in general, of 5d1 ions. Our results provide direct evidence of elusive Jahn-Teller distortions, hinting at a strong electron-lattice coupling.
AB - A supposedly nonmagnetic 5d1 double perovskite 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 t2g and eg orbitals, covalency raises the 5d population well above the nominal value, and the local symmetry is lower than Oh. The obtained electronic interactions account for the finite magnetic moment of Os in this compound and, in general, of 5d1 ions. Our results provide direct evidence of elusive Jahn-Teller distortions, hinting at a strong electron-lattice coupling.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.066501
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.066501
M3 - Article
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 133
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
IS - 6
M1 - 066501
ER -