Ultralow-energy magnon anomaly in yttrium iron garnet

Shamoto, Shinichi; Yasui, Yukio*; Matsuura, Masato*; Akatsu, Mitsuhiro*; Kobayashi, Yoshiaki*; Nemoto, Yuichi*; Ieda, Junichi

Physical Review Research (Internet), 2(3), p.033235_1 - 033235_6, 2020/08

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.033235

Ultralow energy magnon in yttrium iron garnet crystal has been studied by inelastic neutron scattering in an energy range from 10 to 45 eV. When a magnetic field of about 0.1 T is applied along [111], ultralow energy magnon anomaly is found at 10 K.

Electronic structures of ferromagnetic superconductors UGe and UCoGe studied by angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy

Fujimori, Shinichi; Okochi, Takuo*; kawasaki, Ikuto*; Yasui, Akira*; Takeda, Yukiharu; Okane, Tetsuo; Saito, Yuji; Fujimori, Atsushi; Yamagami, Hiroshi; Haga, Yoshinori; et al.

Physical Review B, 91(17), p.174503_1 - 174503_9, 2015/05

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.91.174503

The electronic structures of the ferromagnetic superconductors UGe and UCoGe in the paramagnetic phase were studied by angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy using soft X-rays ( = 400-500 eV). The quasi-particle bands with large contributions from U 5 states were observed in the vicinity of EF, suggesting that the U 5 electrons of these compounds have an itinerant character. Their overall band structures were explained by the band-structure calculations treating all the U 5 electrons as being itinerant. Meanwhile, the states in the vicinity of EF show considerable deviations from the results of band-structure calculations, suggesting that the shapes of Fermi surface of these compounds are qualitatively different from the calculations, possibly caused by electron correlation effect in the complicated band structures of the low-symmetry crystals. Strong hybridization between U 5 and states in UCoGe were found by the 2p-3d resonant photoemission experiment, suggesting that states have finite contributions to the magnetic, transport, and superconducting properties.

Weak ferromagnetic ordering disordered by Rh ions for LaCoRhO

Asai, Shinichiro*; Okazaki, Ryuji*; Terasaki, Ichiro*; Yasui, Yukio*; Igawa, Naoki; Kakurai, Kazuhisa

JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 3, p.014034_1 - 014034_6, 2014/06

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSCP.3.014034

We have carried out the neutron scattering measurements for a single crystal of LaCoRhO in order to investigate the ferromagnetic ordering induced by Rh substitution for Co of LaCoO. The ordered moment is evaluated to be 0.40.2, which is consistent with the saturation magnetization of LaCoRhO. It indicates that the ferromagnetic ordering of LaCoRhO originates from the short-range ferromagnetic ordering disordered by Rh ions.

Spin state of Co in LaCo RhO investigated by structural phenomena

Asai, Shinichiro*; Okazaki, Ryuji*; Terasaki, Ichiro*; Yasui, Yukio*; Kobayashi, Wataru*; Nakao, Akiko*; Kobayashi, Kensuke*; Kumai, Reiji*; Nakao, Hironori*; Murakami, Yoichi*; et al.

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 82(11), p.114606_1 - 114606_6, 2013/11

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSJ.82.114606

Neutron and synchrotron X-ray diffraction for LaCo RhO have been carried out in order to investigate the structural properties related with the spin state of Co ions. We have found that the values of the Co(Rh)-O bond lengths in the Co(Rh)O octahedron of LaCoRhO are nearly identical at 10 K. The lattice volume for the Rh substituted samples decreases with the thermal expansion coefficient similar to that of LaCoO from room temperature, and ceases to decrease around 70 K. These experimental results favor a mixed state consisting of the high-spin state and low-spin state Co ions, and suggest that the high-spin state Co ions are thermally excited in addition to those pinned by the substituted Rh ions.

Electronic structure of heavy fermion uranium compounds studied by core-level photoelectron spectroscopy

Fujimori, Shinichi; Okochi, Takuo*; Kawasaki, Ikuto; Yasui, Akira; Takeda, Yukiharu; Okane, Tetsuo; Saito, Yuji; Fujimori, Atsushi; Yamagami, Hiroshi; Haga, Yoshinori; et al.

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 81(1), p.014703_1 - 014703_9, 2012/01

https://doi.org/10.1143/JPSJ.81.014703

High-energy-resolution core-level and valence-band photoelectron spectroscopic studies were performed for the heavy Fermion uranium compounds UGe, UCoGe, URhGe, URuSi, UNiAl, UPdAl, and UPt as well as typical localized and itinerant uranium compounds to understand the relationship between the uranium valence state and their core-level spectral line shapes. The core-level spectra of UGe, UCoGe, URhGe, URuSi, and UNiAl are rather similar to those of itinerant compounds, suggesting that U 5 electrons in these compounds are well hybridized with ligand states. On the other hand, the core-level spectra of UPdAl and UPt show considerably different spectral line shapes from those of the itinerant compounds, suggesting that U 5 electrons in UPdAl and UPt are less hybridized with ligand states, leading to the correlated nature of U 5 electrons in these compounds.

Itinerant U 5 nature in antiferromagnet U(RuRh)Si; Soft X-ray angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

Kawasaki, Ikuto; Fujimori, Shinichi; Okane, Tetsuo; Yasui, Akira; Saito, Yuji; Yamagami, Hiroshi*; Haga, Yoshinori; Yamamoto, Etsuji; Onuki, Yoshichika*

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 80(12), p.124710_1 - 124710_5, 2011/12

https://doi.org/10.1143/JPSJ.80.124710

We have carried out soft X-ray angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy experiments on U(RuRh)Si, which shows antiferromagnetic (AFM) ordering at low temperatures. We have revealed that U 5 electrons contribute to the formation of the energy band as well as Fermi surface. This suggests that the AFM ordering is caused by a spin density wave of itinerant U 5 electrons. The observed band dispersion and Fermi surface are nearly identical to those of URuSi. Therefore, the AFM ordering vector = (1,0,0) can be a possible ordering vector of the hidden order phase in URuSi.

Resonant angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy of substitutional solid solutions of CeRuSi

Okane, Tetsuo; Kawasaki, Ikuto; Yasui, Akira; Okochi, Takuo*; Takeda, Yukiharu; Fujimori, Shinichi; Saito, Yuji; Yamagami, Hiroshi; Fujimori, Atsushi; Matsumoto, Yuji*; et al.

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 80(Suppl.A), p.SA060_1 - SA060_3, 2011/07

https://doi.org/10.1143/JPSJS.80SA.SA060

Soft X-ray angle-resolved photoemission study of YbCuGe

Yasui, Akira; Fujimori, Shinichi; Kawasaki, Ikuto; Okane, Tetsuo; Takeda, Yukiharu; Saito, Yuji; Yamagami, Hiroshi; Sekiyama, Akira*; Settai, Rikio*; Matsuda, Tatsuma; et al.

Journal of Physics; Conference Series, 273, p.012067_1 - 012067_4, 2011/02

https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/273/1/012067

Soft X-ray photoemission spectroscopies have been performed on YbCuGe, which is thought to be a Yb divalent system, to investigate its bulk electronic structure including Yb 4 electrons. Small but finite Yb multiplet peaks were found at 612 eV in the angle-integrated spectrum, suggesting that it is a valence fluctuation compound. An "anti-crossing" Yb 4 bands with conduction bands were observed in the angle-resolved spectrum. This is the evidence that the Yb 4 electrons form a band state through the hybridization with Ge 4 and Cu 3 electrons.

Band structures of CeRu(SiGe) studied by resonant soft X-ray ARPES

Okane, Tetsuo; Okochi, Takuo*; Takeda, Yukiharu; Fujimori, Shinichi; Yasui, Akira; Saito, Yuji; Yamagami, Hiroshi; Fujimori, Atsushi; Matsumoto, Yuji*; Sugi, Motoki*; et al.

Physica Status Solidi (B), 247(3), p.397 - 399, 2010/03

Observation of itinerant Ce 4 electronic states in CeIrSi studied by angle-resolved Ce 3 resonance photoemission spectroscopy

Okochi, Takuo*; Toshimitsu, Takafumi*; Yamagami, Hiroshi; Fujimori, Shinichi; Yasui, Akira; Takeda, Yukiharu; Okane, Tetsuo; Saito, Yuji; Fujimori, Atsushi; Miyauchi, Yuichiro*; et al.

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 78(8), p.084802_1 - 084802_6, 2009/08

https://doi.org/10.1143/JPSJ.78.084802

We have applied angle-resolved Ce 34 resonance photoemission spectroscopy to the non-centrosymmetric pressure-induced superconductor CeIrSi and obtained the 4 band-structure and Fermi surfaces. We have found that the Ce 4 states are located mainly near the Fermi level and that the photoemission intensity derived from the dispersive conduction bands across the Fermi level shows considerable resonant enhancement. In addition, the band structure and Fermi surfaces of CeIrSi are different from those of the non- reference compound, LaIrSi and the difference is well explained by the band structure calculated within the local density approximation (LDA). These results strongly suggest that the Ce 4 electrons in CeIrSi are well hybridized with conduction bands and form itinerant electronic states.