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森下 祐樹; 高崎 浩司; 北山 佳治; 田川 明広; 柴田 卓弥; 星 勝也; 金子 純一*; 樋口 幹雄*; 大浦 正利*
Radiation Measurements, 160, p.106896_1 - 106896_10, 2023/01
被引用回数:0福島第一原子力発電所のアルファおよびベータ汚染をリアルタイム弁別測定するためのPhoswichアルファ/ベータ検出器を開発した。検出器は、アルファ線とベータ線を検出する2層のシンチレータ(プラスチックシンチレータ及びGPSシンチレータ)で構成した。パルス波形弁別(PSD)法を使用して、高ベータ線および高ガンマ線環境でアルファ線をリアルタイムを弁別測定できた。さらに、この検出器は、最大9.0mSv/hのバックグラウンド線量下でアルファ線を識別することができた。
Gruner, T.*; Lucas, S.*; Geibel, C.*; 金子 耕士; 筒井 智嗣*; Schmalzl, K.*; Stockert, O.*
Physical Review B, 106(11), p.115142_1 - 115142_6, 2022/09
被引用回数:0 パーセンタイル:0(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)The disappearance of a charge-density-wave (CDW) transition in Lu(PtPd
)
In is thought to be closely linked to a maximum of the superconducting transition temperature in the system. We studied the superstructure and the phonon softening in Lu(Pt
Pd
)
In by means of neutron and high-resolution inelastic X-ray scattering. A full phonon softening at
= (0.5, 0.5, 0) with the appearance of superstructure peaks could be clearly identified. The large tail of the superstructure intensity above the CDW transition indicates the importance of critical fluctuations.
Sheng, Q.*; 金子 竜也*; Yamakawa, Kohtaro*; Guguchia, Z.*; Gong, Z.*; Zhao, G.*; Dai, G.*; Jin, C.*; Guo, S.*; Fu, L.*; et al.
Physical Review Research (Internet), 4(3), p.033172_1 - 033172_14, 2022/09
A pyrite system NiSSe
exhibits a bandwidth controlled Mott transition via (S,Se) substitutions in a two-step process: the antiferromagnetic insulator (AFI) to antiferromagnetic metal (AFM) transition at
0.45 followed by the AFM to paramagnetic metal (PMM) transition at
1.0. Among a few other Mott systems which exhibit similar two-step transitions, Ni(S,Se)
is of particular interest because a large intermediate AFM region in the phase diagram would provide unique opportunities to study the interplay between the spin and charge order. By comparing and combining our muon spin relaxation studies and previous neutron scattering studies, here we propose a picture where the spin order is maintained by the percolation of "nonmetallic" localized and dangling Ni moments surrounded by S, while the charge transition from AFI to AFM is caused by the percolation of the conducting paths generated by the Ni-Se-Ni bonds.
Do, S.-H.*; Paddison, J. A. M.*; Sala, G.*; Williams, T. J.*; 金子 耕士; 桑原 慶太郎*; May, A. F.*; Yan, J.*; McGuire, M. A.*; Stone, M. B.*; et al.
Physical Review Letters, 106(6), p.L060408_1 - L060408_6, 2022/08
被引用回数:3 パーセンタイル:59.23(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)For topological magnon spectra, determining and explaining the presence or absence of a gap at a magnon crossing point is a central issue. An inelastic neutron scattering study of a single crystals is a powerful experimental technique to investigate the spin dynamics and hence is widely employed to probe the the magnetic excitation spectra of topological materials. However, when the neutron intensity rapidly disperses, such as near a crossing point for a Dirac magnon, the apparent spectrum is extremely sensitive to experimental conditions including sample mosaic, resolution, and integration range. Here we study a gapless Dirac magnon candidate CrCl to show how the quantification of a gapless or gaped spectrum at the Dirac point is extremely sensitive to the integration range of data. Our work calls for a careful examination of reports of gaps in inelastic neutron scattering spectra to ensure that topological gaps are not misdiagnosed or overestimated due to experimental factors.
松村 武*; 塚越 舜*; 上田 祥央*; 比嘉 野乃花*; 中尾 朗子*; 金子 耕士; 垣花 将司*; 辺土 正人*; 仲間 隆男*; 大貫 惇睦*
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 91(7), p.073703_1 - 073703_5, 2022/07
被引用回数:1 パーセンタイル:63.35(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Successive magnetic phase transitions in EuIrGe, an intermetallic compound with a body centered tetragonal lattice belonging to a polar space group I4mm, has been investigated by neutron diffraction and resonant X-ray diffraction. It is shown that EuIrGe
exhibits an incommensurate longitudinal sinusoidalorder with
(0, 0, 0.792) and m
c-axis in the high temperature phase, which changes to a cycloidal order with
= (
, 0, 0.8) (
0.017) and m
ac-plane in the intermediate phase. In the low temperature phase, the cycloidal plane rotates by 45
to have
=(
, 0.8) (
0.012). It is also pointed out that the X-ray scattering amplitude from odd-parity magnetic quadrupole due to the polar environment interfere with that from normal even-parity magnetic dipole in the magnetic ordered phase.
Do, S.-H.*; 金子 耕士; 梶本 亮一; 蒲沢 和也*; Stone, M. B.*; Lin, J. Y. Y.*; 伊藤 晋一*; 益田 隆嗣*; Samolyuk, G. D.*; Dagotto, E.*; et al.
Physical Review B, 105(18), p.L180403_1 - L180403_6, 2022/05
被引用回数:4 パーセンタイル:91.83(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)We report inelastic neutron scattering studies of the prototypical kagome magnetic metal FeSn. The spectra display well defined spin waves extending up to 120 meV. Above this energy, the spin waves become progressively broadened, reflecting interactions with the Stoner continuum. Using linear spin wave theory, we determine an effective spin Hamiltonian that explains the measured dispersion. This analysis indicates that the Dirac magnon at the K point occurs on the brink of a region where well defined spin waves become unobservable. Our results emphasize the influential role of itinerant carriers on the topological spin excitations of metallic kagome magnets.
高木 里奈*; 松山 直文*; Ukleev, V.*; Yu, L.*; White, J. S.*; Francoual, S.*; Mardegan, J. R. L.*; 速水 賢*; 齋藤 開*; 金子 耕士; et al.
Nature Communications (Internet), 13, p.1472_1 - 1472_7, 2022/03
被引用回数:20 パーセンタイル:99.57(Multidisciplinary Sciences)Magnetic skyrmions are topologically stable swirling spin textures with particle-like character, and have been intensively studied as a candidate of high-density information bit. While magnetic skyrmions were originally discovered in noncentrosymmetric systems, recently a nanometric skyrmion lattice has also been reported for centrosymmetric rare-earth compounds. For the latter systems, a novel skyrmion formation mechanism mediated by itinerant electrons has been proposed, and the search of a simpler model system allowing for a better understanding of their intricate magnetic phase diagram is highly demanded. Here, we report the discovery of square and rhombic lattices of nanometric skyrmions in a centrosymmetric binary compound EuAl, by performing small-angle neutron and resonant elastic X-ray scattering experiments. Unlike previously reported centrosymmetric skyrmion-hosting materials, EuAl
shows multiple-step reorientation of the fundamental magnetic modulation vector as a function of magnetic field, probably reflecting a delicate balance of associated itinerant-electron-mediated interactions. The present results demonstrate that a variety of distinctive skyrmion orders can be derived even in a simple centrosymmetric binary compound, which highlights rare-earth intermetallic systems as a promising platform to realize/control the competition of multiple topological magnetic phases in a single material.
元川 竜平; 金子 耕士; 大場 洋次郎; 永井 崇之; 岡本 芳浩; 小林 大志*; 熊田 高之; Heller, W. T.*
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 578, p.121352_1 - 121352_7, 2022/02
被引用回数:1 パーセンタイル:15.99(Materials Science, Ceramics)We investigated the nanoscopic structure of borosilicate glasses as a host for high-level radioactive liquid waste (HLLW) in the presence of the additives NaO and CaO/ZnO with and without Li
O. These additives have been practically used to lower the glass melting point, suppress the macroscopic phase separation, and increase the chemical durability of glasses. Small-angle neutron scattering was used to elucidate the effect of the additives on the nanoscopic structure along with macro- and atomic-scale observations obtained using neutron imaging and X-ray diffraction, respectively. The borosilicate glass formed a microphase-separated structure of SiO
- and B
O
-rich domains approximately 100 nm in size in the absence of Na
O, even in a structure homogeneous on a millimeter scale, and the domain spacing decreased with increasing Na
O content rate. The CaO/ZnO additives induced inhomogeneities, such as void structures several nanometers in size, although the inhomogeneity was suppressed by the coaddition of Li
O. These results provide insights into the performance of host glasses for HLLW vitrification; incorporating HLLW into glasses is likely to cause changes in the nanoscopic structure of host glasses similar to those revealed here.
Raymond, S.*; Knafo, W.*; Knebel, G.*; 金子 耕士; Brison, J.-P.*; Flouquet, J.*; 青木 大*; Lapertot, G.*
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 90(11), p.113706_1 - 113706_5, 2021/11
被引用回数:6 パーセンタイル:77.07(Physics, Multidisciplinary)We investigate the spin dynamics in the superconducting phase of UTe by triple-axis inelastic neutron scattering on a single crystal sample. At the wave-vector
= (0, 0.57, 0), where the normal state antiferromagnetic correlations are peaked, a modification of the excitation spectrum is evidenced, on crossing the superconducting transition, with a reduction of the relaxation rate together with the development of an inelastic peak at
1 meV. The low dimensional nature and the a-axis polarization of the fluctuations, that characterise the normal state, are essentially maintained below Tsc. The high ratio of
7.2 contrasts with the most common behaviour in heavy fermion superconductors.
Doleal, P.*; Cejpek, P.*; 筒井 智嗣*; 金子 耕士; Legut, D.*; Carva, K.*; Javorsk
, P.*
Scientific Reports (Internet), 11(1), p.20878_1 - 20878_10, 2021/10
被引用回数:0 パーセンタイル:0(Multidisciplinary Sciences)The interaction between phonons and 4f electrons, which is forming a new quantum state (quasi-bound state) beyond Born-Oppenheimer approximation, is very prominent and lattice dynamics plays here a key role. There is only a small number of compounds in which the experimental observation suggest such a scenario. One of these compounds is CePdAl
. The inelastic X-ray scattering technique was used for mapping the phonon modes at X and Z points as well as in L and D directions, where the symmetry analysis of phonon modes was performed. The measured spectra are compared with the theoretical calculation, showing very good agreement. The results are discussed with respect to the magneto-elastic interaction. The phonon mode symmetry A1g was found to be unaffected by the interaction, which is in contrast to previous assumptions.
Knafo, W.*; Knebel, G.*; Steffens, P.*; 金子 耕士; Rosuel, A.*; Brison, J.-P.*; Flouquet, J.*; 青木 大*; Lapertot, G.*; Raymond, S.*
Physical Review B, 104(10), p.L100409_1 - L100409_6, 2021/09
被引用回数:23 パーセンタイル:96.25(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)Inelastic-neutron-scattering measurements were performed on a single crystal of the heavy-fermion paramagnet UTe above its superconducting temperature. We confirm the presence of antiferromagnetic fluctuations with the incommensurate wave-vector
= (0, 0.57, 0). A quasielastic signal is found, whose momentum-transfer dependence is compatible with fluctuations of magnetic moments
, with a sine-wave modulation of wave-vector
and in-phase moments on the nearest U atoms. Low dimensionality of the magnetic fluctuations, consequence of the ladder structure, is indicated by weak correlations along the direction
. These results constitute constraints for models of magnetically-mediated superconductivity in UTe
.
金子 耕士; 川崎 卓郎; 仲村 愛*; 宗像 孝司*; 中尾 朗子*; 花島 隆泰*; 鬼柳 亮嗣; 大原 高志; 辺土 正人*; 仲間 隆男*; et al.
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 90(6), p.064704_1 - 064704_6, 2021/06
被引用回数:23 パーセンタイル:95.74(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Multiple transition phenomena in divalent Eu compound EuAl with the tetragonal structure were investigated via single crystal time-of-flight neutron Laue technique. At 30 K below a charge-density-wave (CDW) transition, superlattice peaks emerge near nuclear Bragg peaks described by an ordering vector
= (0 0
). In contrast, magnetic peaks appear at
with
= 0.09 below
= 15.4 K, and moves to
with
= 0.19 below
=12.2 K, whereas no distinct change in the magnetic Bragg peak was detected at
and
. The structural modification with
is characterized by an absence of the superlattice peak in (0 0
). Considering an absence of splitting in magnetic peaks along
, the structural transition is mainly ascribed to a displacement of Al ions within the tetragonal
-plane. Complex incommensurate magnetic transitions are in stark contrast to a simple collinear commensurate structure in isovalent EuGa
. This could stem from incompatible electronic structures with the CDW transition between two compounds.
金子 耕士; 垣花 将司*; 辺土 正人*; 仲間 隆男*; 大貫 惇睦*
波紋, 30(3), p.160 - 165, 2020/08
MnSiと同じ空間群に属する4電子系化合物EuPtSiについて、磁気特性を調べた。単結晶中性子回折実験の結果、MnSiとEuPtSiの磁気構造に多くの共通点を見出した。この結果は、EuPtSiが4
電子系で初めて磁気スキルミオン格子を示す物質であることを示している。
金子 耕士; Cheung, Y. W.*; Hu, Y.*; 今井 正樹*; 谷奥 泰明*; 金川 響*; 村川 譲一*; 森山 広大*; Zhang, W.*; Lai, K. T.*; et al.
JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 30, p.011032_1 - 011032_6, 2020/03
A quantum critical point appears as a second-order phase transition which takes place at zero temperature. In contrast to heavy-fermion systems in which magnetism often plays a vital role, recent studies revealed that structural instabilities can drive a system to a quantum critical point as well. In quasi-skutterudite (Ca,Sr)Sn
(
=Rh, Ir), Sr
Ir
Sn
exhibits superconductivity around
5 K and a structural transition at
147 K. Applying physical or chemical pressure on Sr
Ir
Sn
suppresses
rapidly, and a quasi-linear
dependence of electrical resistivity, signature of non-Fermi liquid behavior, was observed where
extrapolates to 0 K. The isomorphs (Ca
Sr
)
Rh
Sn
exhibits similar behavior, where the criticality can be reached by
0.9 without external pressure. Neutron scattering experiments in Sr
Ir
Sn
evidences the second order nature of the structural transition at
by the observation of a continuous evolution of superlattice peak below
and a gradual increase of critical scattering upon approaching to
by cooling. Increase of
in (Ca
Sr
)
Rh
Sn
toward the quantum critical point leads to the systematic variation of the critical exponents of the order parameter. In addition, this substitution induces the phonon softening around the M point towards zero energy revealed by inelastic X-ray scattering experiment. We will present systematic variations in both elastic and inelastic channels upon approaching to the quantum critical point.
池田 修悟*; 金子 耕士; 田中 佑季*; 川崎 卓郎; 花島 隆泰*; 宗像 孝司*; 中尾 朗子*; 鬼柳 亮嗣; 大原 高志; 望月 健生*; et al.
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 89(1), p.014707_1 - 014707_7, 2020/01
被引用回数:0 パーセンタイル:0(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Magnetism in EuNiIn has been studied by specific heat, magnetic susceptibility, magnetization,
Eu M
ssbauer spectroscopy, and neutron diffraction experiments. The specific heat shows two magnetic transitions at
and
at zero magnetic field. An antiferromagnetic ground state of EuNiIn
has a uniaxial magnetic anisotropy along the b-axis, revealed by the magnetic susceptibility and the M
ssbauer spectroscopy. Single crystal neutron diffraction experiments clarify that this antiferromagnetic structure in the ground state is characterized by the commensurate propagation vector
= (1/2, 1/2, 1/2) which reveals no distinct anomaly at
. The magnetization curve along the b-axis at 2 K shows four successive magnetic field-induced transitions up to 50 kOe and, reaches 7
/f.u. above 190 kOe, The magnetic phase diagram in EuNiIn
has unique characteristics with five magnetic states in low magnetic field.
金子 耕士; 垣花 将司*; 辺土 正人*; 仲間 隆男*; 大貫 惇睦*
固体物理, 54(12), p.757 - 766, 2019/12
MnSiと同じ空間群に属する4電子系化合物EuPtSiについて、磁気特性を調べた。単結晶中性子回折実験の結果、MnSiとEuPtSiの磁気構造に多くの共通点を見出した。この結果は、EuPtSiが4
電子系で初めて磁気スキルミオン格子を示す物質であることを示している。
金子 耕士
日本結晶学会誌, 61(4), p.237 - 242, 2019/12
Neutron and X-ray are complementary probes for structural study. Whereas X-ray is superior in terms of brilliance and resolution in general, neutron diffraction has better spatial resolution reflecting the difference in scattering medium; electron and nuclei for X-ray and neutron, respectively. This difference results in the fact that neutron diffraction has higher sensitivity to probe thermal vibration and off-center potential in a crystal. Here, as an example, we will show single crystal neutron diffraction study on "rattling" in rare-earth based filled skutterudite compounds.
田端 千紘*; 松村 武*; 中尾 裕則*; 道村 真司*; 垣花 将司*; 稲見 俊哉*; 金子 耕士; 辺土 正人*; 仲間 隆男*; 大貫 惇睦*
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 88(9), p.093704_1 - 093704_5, 2019/09
被引用回数:29 パーセンタイル:89.11(Physics, Multidisciplinary)The magnetic order in the magnetic-fild-induced so-called A phase of cubic chiral antiferromagnet EuPtSi was investigated by resonant X-ray scattering (RXS) near the Eu edge. The high flux RXS signal under the magnetic field applied along [111] revealed the first and second order satellite magnetic reflections, indicating that the A phase is a triple-
magnetic ordered state that is described by three propagation vectors lying in the plane normal to the magnetic field direction;
,
, and
. With the high resolution in the reciprocal space achieved in the RXS measurement, it is suggested that the triple-
order strongly couples with the underlying crystal lattice. The triple-
magnetic order is discussed in the context of a magnetic skyrmion lattice on which the geometrical frustration may play a crucial role.
梶本 亮一; 石角 元志*; 吉良 弘*; 金子 耕士; 中村 充孝; 蒲沢 和也*; 稲村 泰弘; 池内 和彦*; 飯田 一樹*; 村井 直樹; et al.
Physica B; Condensed Matter, 556, p.26 - 30, 2019/03
被引用回数:2 パーセンタイル:13.64(Physics, Condensed Matter)Magnets are important for studying magnetism and are commonly used as sample environment devices of neutron scattering instruments. However, the use of magnets was prevented at the time-of-flight direct-geometry neutron spectrometer 4SEASONS in Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) at J-PARC, because the instrument is surrounded by iron components, and it is equipped with a piece of equipment operated with magnetic bearings. In the present work, we investigate the influence of stray magnetic fields from a superconducting magnet which is shared among neutron scattering instruments in MLF. Based on the investigation, we modified 4SEASONS such that it can be used with the magnet. Finally, we successfully performed the first inelastic neutron scattering experiments with applied magnetic fields using this sample environment.
金子 耕士; Frontzek, M. D.*; 松田 雅昌*; 中尾 朗子*; 宗像 孝司*; 大原 高志; 垣花 将司*; 芳賀 芳範; 辺土 正人*; 仲間 隆男*; et al.
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 88, p.013702_1 - 013702_5, 2019/01
被引用回数:50 パーセンタイル:95.2(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Magnetic transitions in chiral antiferromagnet EuPtSi were investigated by means of single crystal neutron diffraction. In the ground state, magnetic peaks emerge at positions represented by =
. Upon heating, an additional magnetic peak splitting around 2.5 K was uncovered, indicating a presence of a first-order transition with
=
. An half-polarized neutron scattering for polarization parallel to Q reveled that polarization antiparallel to Q has stronger intensity in both magnetic phases. This feature clarifies single chiral character of helical structure with moments normal to the ordering vector in both ordered states. Under vertical magnetic field along [1,1,1] in the
phase, magnetic peaks form hexagonal patterns in the equatorial scattering plane around nuclear. An ordering vector
of the
-phase has the similar size in the periodicity to
, and could be a hallmark of a formation of skyrmion lattice in EuPtSi.