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As studied by X-ray magnetic circular dichroismWan, Y.*; 芝田 悟朗; 竹田 幸治*; 岡根 哲夫; 斎藤 祐児; 山上 浩志; 藤森 淳*; 他10名*
Physical Review Materials (Internet), 10(5), p.054402_1 - 054402_8, 2026/05
被引用回数：1 パーセンタイル：0.00(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)In order to unveil the nature of the ferromagnetism in (Ba,K)(Zn,Mn)As, its magnetization process has been studied by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) at the Mn 
edge in a wide range of temperature and magnetic field. The average magnetization of the Mn atoms as a function of magnetic field (
-
curves) at various temperatures could be successfully explained by a mixture of paramagnetic (PM), superparamagnetic (SPM), and ferromagnetic (FM) components as previously reported for GaMnAs, revealing the complex nature of the ferromagnetism in (Ba,K)(Zn,Mn)As. The average magnetization of the SPM clusters of different sizes and the FM regions were found to be small compared to those in GaMnAs, which we attribute to the antiferromagnetic interaction between nearest-neighbor Mn atoms in (Ba,K)(Zn,Mn)As on the basis of recent theoretical predictions.
CaOsO
assessed by X-ray magnetic dichroism measurements芝田 悟朗; 藤森 淳; 他10名*
Physical Review B, 113(16), p.165151_1 - 165151_7, 2026/04
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)We studied the cubic double perovskite Ba
CaOsO
containing the Os
(
) ions, which exhibits a phase transition to a `hidden order' below 
K, by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) at the Os edge. The cubic ligand-field splitting between the 
and 
levels of Os 
was deduced by XAS to be 
eV. The temperature dependence of the XMCD spectra was consistent with a 
meV residual cubic splitting of the lowest 
multiplet state into the non-Kramers 
doublet ground state and the 
triplet excited state. Ligand-field (LF) multiplet calculation under fictitious strong magnetic fields indicated that the exchange interaction between nearest-neighbor octupoles should be as strong as 
meV if a ferro-octupole order is stabilized in the `hidden-ordered' state, consistent with the exchange interaction of 
meV previously predicted theoretically using model and density functional theory calculations.
-ordered FePt thin films studied by angle-dependent X-ray magnetic circular dichroism芝田 悟朗; 池田 啓祐*; 高梨 弘毅; 藤森 淳*; 他8名*
Applied Physics Letters, 127(14), p.142406_1 - 142406_6, 2025/10
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.00(Physics, Applied)We have investigated the contribution of the Fe 
electrons to its magnetic anisotropy energy by angle-dependent X-ray magnetic circular dichroism at the Fe edge. By this technique, one can deduce the magnetic dipole moment 
, which represents the anisotropic spatial distribution of spin-polarized electrons, and the orbital moment anisotropy (OMA) of Fe electrons. Detected finite indicates that the spin-polarized Fe electrons are distributed preferentially in the out-of-plane direction of the films. This of Fe overwhelms the positive contribution of OMA to PMA, and reduces the PMA of -ordered FePt thin films, consistent with a previous first-principles calculation. The present result implies that a large positive contribution of the non-magnetic element Pt rather than Fe governs the PMA of -ordered FePt thin films.
S
studied by X-ray magnetic circular dichroismVerma, V. K.*; 芝田 悟朗; 藤森 淳*; 他8名*
Physical Review B, 112(10), p.104444_1 - 104444_8, 2025/09
被引用回数：3 パーセンタイル：53.44(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)We have investigated the element specific magnetic characteristics of single-crystal FeCrS
using X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD). We have found that the Fe L2,3-edge XAS spectra do not exhibit clear multiplet structures, indicating strong hybridization between the Fe 3d and S 3p orbitals, leading to delocalized rather than localized electronic states. The Fe 3d and Cr 3d spin moments are antiferromagnetically coupled, consistent with the Goodenough-Kanamori rule. The orbital magnetic moments of Fe and Cr are determined to be -0.23 and -0.017 
B/ion, respectively. The large orbital magnetic moment of Fe is due to the d6 configuration under the relatively weak tetrahedra crystal field at the Fe site, and the delocalized Fe electrons maintain the orbital degree of freedom in spite of their itinerant nature. On the other hand, the octahedral crystal-field splitting of the Cr 3d level is large enough to result in the quenching of the orbital moment of the Cr ion in FeCrS.
CaOsO studied by O 
-edge resonant inelastic X-ray scattering and Raman spectroscopy岡本 淳*; 芝田 悟朗; 藤森 淳; 他9名*
npj Quantum Materials (Internet), 10, p.44_1 - 44_8, 2025/04
被引用回数：4 パーセンタイル：79.93(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Transition-metal ions with 5
electronic configuration in a cubic crystal field are prone to have a vanishing dipolar magnetic moment but finite higher-order multipolar moments, and they are expected to exhibit exotic physical properties. Through an investigation using resonant inelastic X-ray spectroscopy (RIXS), Raman spectroscopy, and theoretical ligand-field multiplet and ab initio calculations, we fully characterized the electronic structure of BaCaOsO, particularly, the crystal field symmetry of the 5 electrons in this anomalous material. The low-energy multiplet excitations from RIXS at the oxygen edge and Raman-active phonons both show no splitting, confirming the absence of Jahn-Teller distortion. These findings are consistent with the ground state with the "hidden order" of magnetic octupoles.
Chi, Z.*; 芝田 悟朗; 藤森 淳; 他15名*
Physical Review B, 110(18), p.184401_1 - 184401_8, 2024/11
被引用回数：1 パーセンタイル：9.92(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)We have studied the Co layer thickness dependences of magnetocrystalline anisotropy (MCA), Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI), and orbital moment anisotropy (OMA) in W/Co/Pt trilayers, in order to clarify their correlations with each other. We find that the MCA favors magnetization along the film normal and monotonically increases with decreasing effective magnetic layer thickness (
). The magnitude of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya exchange constant (
) increases with decreasing until 
1 nm, below which decreases. The MCA and scale with 1/ for larger than nm, indicating an interfacial origin. Using X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD), we find non-zero OMA when is smaller than 
nm. The OMA increases with decreasing more rapidly than what is expected from the MCA, indicating that factors other than OMA contribute to the MCA at small .
絶縁体Sr
OsOのX線磁気円二色性測定若林 勇希*; Krockenberger, Y.*; 山神 光平*; 和達 大樹*; 芝田 悟朗; 藤森 淳*; 河村 直己*; 鈴木 基寛*; 谷保 芳孝*; 山本 秀樹*
SPring-8/SACLA利用研究成果集(インターネット), 12(5), p.291 - 293, 2024/10
本研究では、高温強磁性酸化物SrOsOの電子状態を明らかにすることを目的として、Os 吸収端におけるX線吸収分光(XAS)及びX線磁気円二色性(XMCD)測定を行った。実験結果から、Osの軌道磁気モーメントがスピン磁気モーメントと同程度のオーダーであることが明らかになった。しかし、XMCD総和則による推定では、軌道磁気モーメントはSQUID磁化測定の値よりもかなり小さかった。今後の課題としては、SrやOの吸収端でのXMCD測定による磁気モーメントの観測や、サンプルの経時変化を低減させるための対策が挙げられる。
FeO grown on AlO; Effects of postdeposition annealing studied by XMCD野中 洋亮*; 若林 勇希*; 芝田 悟朗; 坂本 祥哉*; 池田 啓祐*; Chi, Z.*; Wan, Y.*; 鈴木 雅弘*; 田中 新*; 田中 雅明*; et al.
Physical Review Materials (Internet), 7(4), p.044413_1 - 044413_10, 2023/04
被引用回数：6 パーセンタイル：35.54(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)We study the electronic and magnetic states of as-grown and annealed FeO(111)/AlO3(111) (
Co, Ni) thin films with various thicknesses grown on Si(111) substrates with the 
-AlO(111)buffer layers by using X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD), to investigate magnetically dead layers in these films. Although the magnetically dead layers in the as-grown samples are formed near the interface with the AlO buffer layer, we reveal that ferrimagnetic order is partially recovered by postdeposition annealing at 973 K for 48 hours in air. By analyzing the line shapes of the XAS and XMCD spectra, we conclude that, in the dead layers, there are a significant number of vacancies at the 
sites of the spinel structure, which may be the microscopic origin of the degraded ferrimagnetic order in the FeO thin films.
TaSのX線磁気円二色性による研究; FeTiSとの比較芝田 悟朗; Won, C.*; Kim, J.*; 野中 洋亮*; 池田 啓祐*; Wan, Y.*; 鈴木 雅弘*; 小出 常晴*; 田中 新*; Cheong, S.-W.*; et al.
Photon Factory Activity Report 2022 (インターネット), 2 Pages, 2023/00
Feをインターカレートした遷移金属ダイカルコゲナイド化合物FeTiSおよびFeTaSは、巨大な保磁力および垂直磁気異方性を示す強磁性体になることが知られている。我々は以前、FeTiSについてのX線磁気円二色性(XMCD)実験の結果から、Fe
の凍結していない軌道磁気モーメントが結晶場の1次摂動によって直接磁気異方性エネルギーを生むことを明らかにした。今回、FeTiSよりもさらに強い磁気異方性を示す遷移金属ダイカルコゲナイドFeTaSについて同様にXMCD実験を行い、磁気異方性の強さが何によって左右されているかを探ることを試みた。
MnTe studied by X-ray magnetic circular dichroismVerma, V.*; 坂本 祥哉*; 石川 弘一郎*; Singh, V. R.*; 石上 啓介*; 芝田 悟朗; 門野 利治*; 小出 常晴*; 黒田 真司*; 藤森 淳*
Physica B; Condensed Matter, 642, p.414129_1 - 414129_5, 2022/10
被引用回数：12 パーセンタイル：52.00(Physics, Condensed Matter)The prototypical diluted magnetic semiconductor CdMnTe is a spin glass (
) or an antiferromagnet (
) but becomes ferromagnetic upon doping with a small amount of Cr atoms. To investigate the origin of the ferromagnetism in Cd
MnCr
Te, we have studied its element specific magnetic properties by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD). Measured XAS and XMCD spectra indicate that both Cr and Mn atoms are divalent and that the magnetic moments of Cr and Mn are aligned parallel. By analyzing the element-specific magnetization curves, we conclude that Cr doping leads to the formation of ferromagnetic or superparamagnetic clusters consisting of several Cr ions surrounded by a much larger number of Mn ions.
K(Zn
Mn)As studied by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering鈴木 博人*; Zhao, G.*; 岡本 淳*; 坂本 祥哉*; Chen, Z.-Y.*; 野中 洋亮*; 芝田 悟朗; Zhao, K.*; Chen, B.*; Wu, W.-B.*; et al.
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 91(6), p.064710_1 - 064710_5, 2022/06
被引用回数：5 パーセンタイル：44.80(Physics, Multidisciplinary)The magnetic properties and the electronic excitations of the new diluted magnetic semiconductor BaK(ZnMn)As have been studied by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS). The sum rule analysis of the XMCD spectra indicates that the Mn atoms are in the high-spin configurations of 
, whereas the presence of competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions between the Mn ions reduces the net spin moment. Based on a comparison of the RIXS line shapes with those of GaMnAs, it is concluded that the ground state of Mn in BaK(ZnMn)As consists of both the 
and 
electron configurations.
layers in the triple-layer cuprate BiSrCaCuO
studied by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy出田 真一郎*; Johnston, S.*; 吉田 鉄平*; 田中 清尚*; 森 道康; 安齋 太陽*; 井野 明洋*; 有田 将司*; 生天目 博文*; 谷口 雅樹*; et al.
Physical Review Letters, 127(21), p.217004_1 - 217004_6, 2021/11
被引用回数：19 パーセンタイル：75.15(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Hybridization of Bogoliubov quasiparticles (BQPs) between the CuO layers in the triple-layer cuprate high-temperature superconductor BiSrCaCuO is studied by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). In the superconducting state, an anti-crossing gap opens between the outer- and inner-BQP bands, which we attribute primarily to interlayer single-particle hopping with possible contributions from interlayer Cooper pairing. We find that the -wave superconducting gap of both BQP bands smoothly develops with momentum without abrupt jump in contrast to a previous ARPES study. Hybridization between the BQPs also gradually increases in going from the off-nodal to the anti-nodal region, which is explained by the momentum-dependence of the interlayer single-particle hopping. As possible mechanisms for the enhancement of the superconducting transition temperature, the hybridization between the BQPs, as well as the combination of phonon modes of the triple CuO layers and spin fluctuations are discussed.
小林 正起*; Anh, L. D.*; 鈴木 雅弘*; 金田-高田 真悟*; 竹田 幸治; 藤森 伸一; 芝田 悟朗*; 田中 新*; 田中 雅明*; 大矢 忍*; et al.
Physical Review Applied (Internet), 15(6), p.064019_1 - 064019_10, 2021/06
被引用回数：9 パーセンタイル：38.02(Physics, Applied)A fundamental understanding of the interfacial magnetic properties in ferromagnetic heterostructures is essential for utilizing ferromagnetic materials for spintronic device applications. Here, we investigate the interfacial magnetic and electronic structures of epitaxial single-crystalline LaAlO(LAO)/La
Sr
MnO(LSMO)/Nb:SrTiO(Nb:STO) heterostructures with varying LSMO layer thicknesses, in which the magnetic anisotropy strongly changes with the LSMO thickness due to the delicate balance between strains originating from both the Nb:STO and LAO layers, using X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and photoemission spectroscopy. We successfully detect the clear change of the magnetic behavior of the Mn ions concomitant with the thickness-dependent metal-insulator transition. Our results suggest that the double-exchange interaction induces ferromagnetism in the metallic LSMO film under tensile strain caused by the STO substrate, while the superexchange interaction determines the magnetic behavior in the insulating LSMO film under compressive strain originating from the top LAO layer. The change in strain, depending on LSMO layer thickness, is confirmed by scanning transmission electron microscopy. Based on those findings, the formation of a magnetic dead layer near the LAO/LSMO interface is attributed to competition between the superexchange interaction via Mn 
orbitals under compressive strain and the double-exchange interaction via the 
orbitals. These findings provide key aspects of ferromagnetic oxide heterostructures for the development of spintronic device applications.
Mn
As via soft X-ray magnetic circular dichroism竹田 幸治; 大矢 忍*; Pham, N. H.*; 小林 正起*; 斎藤 祐児; 山上 浩志; 田中 雅明*; 藤森 淳*
Journal of Applied Physics, 128(21), p.213902_1 - 213902_11, 2020/12
被引用回数：10 パーセンタイル：40.82(Physics, Applied)In order to understand the mechanism of the ferromagnetism in GaMnAs ((Ga,Mn)As), we have investigated the magnetic behavior on a microscopic level through systematic temperature (
) and magnetic-field () dependent soft X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) experiments at the Mn 
absorption edges. The and dependences of XMCD intensities have been analyzed using a model consisting of the ferromagnetic (FM), paramagnetic, and superparamagnetic (SPM) components. Intriguingly, we have found a common behavior for the ferromagnetic ordering process in (Ga,Mn)As samples with different Mn concentrations and different Curie temperature (
) values. In particular, the SPM component develops well above , indicating that local FM regions are formed well above . The present findings indicate that the onset of ferromagnetic ordering is triggered by local electronic states around the substitutional Mn ions. Insight into the most representative ferromagnetic semiconductor, (Ga,Mn)As, will be an important step in understanding the mechanism of ferromagnetic ordering in various ferromagnetic semiconductor families.
impurity band state as the origin of high Curie temperature in the 
-type ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Fe)Sb武田 崇仁*; 坂本 祥哉*; 荒木 恒星*; 藤澤 唯太*; Anh, L. D.*; Tu, N. T.*; 竹田 幸治; 藤森 伸一; 藤森 淳*; 田中 雅明*; et al.
Physical Review B, 102(24), p.245203_1 - 245203_8, 2020/12
被引用回数：7 パーセンタイル：29.72(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)(Ga,Fe)Sb is one of the promising ferromagnetic semiconductors for spintronic device applications because its Curie temperature (Tc) is above 300 K when the Fe concentration 
is equal to or higher than 0.20. However, the origin of the high Tc in (Ga,Fe)Sb remains to be elucidated. To address this issue, we use resonant photoemission spectroscopy (RPES) and first-principles calculations to investigate the x dependence of the Fe 3 states in (Ga,Fe)Sb ( = 0.05, 0.15, and 0.25) thin films. The observed Fe 2-3 RPES spectra reveal that the Fe-3 impurity band (IB) crossing the Fermi level becomes broader with increasing , which is qualitatively consistent with the picture of double-exchange interaction. Comparison between the obtained Fe-3 partial density of states and the first-principles calculations suggests that the Fe-3 IB originates from the minority-spin (
) 
states. The results indicate that enhancement of the double-exchange interaction between 
electrons with increasing is the origin of the high Tc in (Ga,Fe)Sb.
ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Fe)Sb; X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and resonance photoemission spectroscopy studies坂本 祥哉*; Tu, N. T.*; 竹田 幸治; 藤森 伸一; Hai, P. N.*; Anh, L. D.*; 若林 勇希*; 芝田 悟朗*; 堀尾 眞史*; 池田 啓祐*; et al.
Physical Review B, 100(3), p.035204_1 - 035204_8, 2019/07
被引用回数：18 パーセンタイル：58.24(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)The electronic structure and the magnetism of the ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Fe)Sb, whose Curie temperature can exceed room temperature, were investigated by means of X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD), and resonance photoemission spectroscopy (RPES). The line-shape analyses of the XAS and XMCD spectra suggest that the ferromagnetism is of intrinsic origin. The orbital magnetic moments deduced using XMCD sum rules were found to be large, indicating that there is a considerable 3
contribution to the ground state of Fe. From RPES, we observed a strong dispersive Auger peak and nondispersive resonantly enhanced peaks in the valence-band spectra. The latter is a fingerprint of the correlated nature of Fe 3 electrons, whereas the former indicates their itinerant nature. It was also found that the Fe 3 states have a finite contribution to the density of states at the Fermi energy. These states would be responsible for the ferromagnetic order in this material.
ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Fe)Sb; X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and resonance photoemission spectroscopy studies坂本 祥哉*; Tu, N. T.*; 竹田 幸治; 藤森 伸一; Hai, P. N.*; Anh, L. D.*; 若林 勇希*; 芝田 悟朗*; 堀尾 眞史*; 池田 啓祐*; et al.
Physical Review B, 100(3), p.035204_1 - 035204_8, 2019/07
The electronic structure and the magnetism of the ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Fe)Sb, whose Curie temperature can exceed room temperature, were investigated by means of X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD), and resonance photoemission spectroscopy (RPES). The line-shape analyses of the XAS and XMCD spectra suggest that the ferromagnetism is of intrinsic origin. The orbital magnetic moments deduced using XMCD sum rules were found to be large, indicating that there is a considerable 3 contribution to the ground state of Fe. From RPES, we observed a strong dispersive Auger peak and nondispersive resonantly enhanced peaks in the valence-band spectra. The latter is a fingerprint of the correlated nature of Fe 3 electrons, whereas the former indicates their itinerant nature. It was also found that the Fe 3 states have a finite contribution to the density of states at the Fermi energy. These states, presumably consisting of majority-spin - hybridized states or minority-spin e states, would be responsible for the ferromagnetic order in this material.
states of uranium compounds revealed by 4-5 resonant photoelectron spectroscopy藤森 伸一; 小畠 雅明; 竹田 幸治; 岡根 哲夫; 斎藤 祐児; 藤森 淳; 山上 浩志; 芳賀 芳範; 山本 悦嗣; 大貫 惇睦*
Physical Review B, 99(3), p.035109_1 - 035109_5, 2019/01
被引用回数：15 パーセンタイル：51.90(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)In the present study, we have elucidated the nature of the electron correlation effect in uranium compounds by imaging the partial 
density of states (pDOS) of typical itinerant, localized, and heavy fermion uranium compounds by using the 
4-5 resonant photoemission spectroscopy. Obtained 
pDOS exhibit a systematic trend depending on the physical properties of compounds: Although the coherent peak at the Fermi level can be explained by the band-structure calculation, an incoherent peak emerges on the higher binding energy side (
) in the cases of localized and heavy fermion compounds. The intensity and energy position of the incoherent peak is increased and shifted to a higher binding energy as the localization of the state increases. These behaviors are consistent with the prediction of the Mott metal-insulator transition, suggesting that the Hubbard-
type mechanism takes an essential role in the 
electronic structure of actinide materials.
Si studied by photoelectron spectroscopy (INVITED)藤森 伸一; 竹田 幸治; 岡根 哲夫; 斎藤 祐児; 藤森 淳; 山上 浩志; 芳賀 芳範; 山本 悦嗣; 大貫 惇睦*
Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology (Internet), 5, p.82 - 85, 2018/11
One of the most remarkable properties of actinide compounds is the coexistence of superconductivity and magnetic ordering which has been realized in several strongly-correlated uranium based compounds. In these compounds, both superconductivity and magnetic ordering originate from U 5f states. To understand the origin of the coexistence as well as the mechanism of the superconductivity, it is essential to reveal their U 5f electronic structures. In this presentation, the U 5f electronic structures of heavy Fermion superconductors UPdAl and URuSi studied by photoelectron spectroscopy using soft X-rays from SPring-8 BL23SU are presented. For UPdAl, U 4d-5f resonant photoemission experiment was performed, and its partial U 5f spectrum was revealed experimentally. Furthermore, we have applied the three-dimentional ARPES to the hidden order compound URuSi, and revealed its complete 3D electronic structure in the paramagnetic phase. Their electronic structures are discussed based on these results.
VFeAsO
studied by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism堀尾 眞史*; 竹田 幸治; 並木 宏允*; 片桐 隆雄*; 若林 勇希*; 坂本 祥哉*; 野中 洋亮*; 芝田 悟朗*; 池田 啓祐*; 斎藤 祐児; et al.
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 87(10), p.105001_1 - 105001_2, 2018/10
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：17.84(Physics, Multidisciplinary)We have performed X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) measurements on the iron-based superconductor SrVFeAsO to study the origin of weak ferromagnetism (WFM) reported for this compound. While Fe 3d electrons show a magnetic response similar to the other iron pnictides, signals from V 3d electrons remain finite at zero magnetic field and may be responsible for the WFM.
