Multiparticle tunneling transport at strongly correlated interfaces

Tajima, Hiroyuki*; Oue, Daigo*; Matsuo, Mamoru

Physical Review A, 106(3), p.033310_1 - 033310_8, 2022/09

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.106.033310

Anomalous structure of liquid Bi studied by coherent QENS and time-space correlation analysis

Kawakita, Yukinobu; Kikuchi, Tatsuya*

Hamon, 29(2), p.91 - 94, 2019/05

https://doi.org/10.5611/hamon.29.2_91

Bismuth (Bi) has a double-layered structure based on Peierls distortion in crystalline phase. Complicated static structure in liquid phase which cannot be interpreted by a simple packing model has been conjectured that Peierls distortion may remain even in liquid phase. We measured quasi-elastic neutron scattering (QENS) of liquid Bi by using AMATERAS installed at BL14 beamport of Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility (MLF) in J-PARC and analyzed coherent QENS spectra. A time-space correlation function revealed that the nearest neighboring shell followed by a shoulder-like structure at longer side consists of four contributions of short and long correlations with relatively long relaxation time of a few tens pico second and medium-ranged and the longest correlations with a short relaxation time of sub-pico second, which is a direct observation of the existing layered structure in liquid Bi. In this article, we report the above scientific results and the method to analyze coherent QENS by the time-space correlation function.

Effect of electron correlations on spin excitation bandwidth in BaKFeAs as seen via time-of-flight inelastic neutron scattering

Murai, Naoki; Suzuki, Katsuhiro*; Ideta, Shinichiro*; Nakajima, Masamichi*; Tanaka, Kiyohisa*; Ikeda, Hiroaki*; Kajimoto, Ryoichi

Physical Review B, 97(24), p.241112_1 - 241112_6, 2018/06

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.241112

We use inelastic neutron scattering (INS) to investigate the effect of electron correlations on spin dynamics in iron-based superconductor BaKFeAs. Our INS data show a spin-wave-like dispersive feature, with a zone boundary energy of 200 meV. A first principles analysis of dynamical spin susceptibility, incorporating the mass renormalization factor of 3, as determined by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, provides a reasonable description of the observed spin excitations. This analysis shows that electron correlations in the Fe-3d bands yield enhanced effective electron masses, and consequently, induce substantial narrowing of the spin excitation bandwidth. Our results highlight the importance of electron correlations in an itinerant description of the spin excitations in iron-based superconductors.

Local structure analysis of (NaKLi)NbO synthesized by malic acid complex solution method

Yoneda, Yasuhiro; Takada, Eri*; Nagai, Haruka*; Kikuchi, Takeyuki*; Morishita, Masao*; Kobune, Masafumi*

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 56(10S), p.10PB07_1 - 10PB07_7, 2017/10

https://doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.56.10PB07

A monoclinic phase was discovered in (NaKLi)NbO solid solution ceramics grown by a malic acid complex solution method. The average and local structures of this monoclinic phase were analyzed by synchrotron X-ray measurements. The local structure can be reproduced by assuming a rhombohedral model, that is the same local structure of KNbO. The results demonstrate that the monoclinic average structure is observed as a disordered rhombohedral structure.

Correlation between photoeletron and photoion in ultrafast multichannel photoionization of Ar

Itakura, Ryuji; Fushitani, Mizuho*; Hishikawa, Akiyoshi*; Sako, Tokuei*

AIP Conference Proceedings 1702, p.090021_1 - 090021_4, 2015/12

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4938829

We theoretically investigate coherent dynamics of ions created through ultrafast multichannel photoionization from a viewpoint of photoelectron-photoion correlation. The model calculation on single-photon ionization of Ar reveals that the coherent hole dynamics in Ar associated with a superposition of the spin-orbit states (J = 3/2 and 1/2) can be identified by monitoring only the photoion created by a Fourier-transform limited extreme ultraviolet (EUV) pulse with the 9-fs pulse duration, while the coherence is lost by a chirped EUV pulse. It is demonstrated that by coincidence detection of the photoelectron and photoion the coherent hole dynamics can be extracted even in the case of ionization by a chirped EUV pulse with the sufficiently wide bandwidth.

Photoelectron-photoion correlation in ultrafast multichannel photoionization of Ar

Itakura, Ryuji; Fushitani, Mizuho*; Hishikawa, Akiyoshi*; Sako, Tokuei*

Journal of Physics B; Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 47(19), p.195602_1 - 195602_9, 2014/10

https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/47/19/195602

Ultrafast multichannel single-photon ionization of Ar is investigated theoretically by a model calculation incorporating correlation between the photoelectron and photoion. It is shown that the coherent hole dynamics in Ar associated with a superposition of the spin-orbit states can be observed by using a Fourier-transform limited laser pulse for ionization, while the coherence is degraded or lost by chirping a laser pulse. We demonstrate that the coherent hole dynamics can be retrieved even in the case of a chirped laser pulse, by labeling the photoion dynamics with the counterpart photoelectron energy.

Momentum dependence of Mott gap excitations in optimally doped YBaCuO studied by resonant inelastic X-ray scattering

Ishii, Kenji; Tsutsui, Kenji*; Endo, Yasuo*; Toyama, Takami*; Kuzushita, Kaori; Inami, Toshiya; Owada, Kenji; Maekawa, Sadamichi*; Masui, Takahiko*; Tajima, Setsuko*; et al.

AIP Conference Proceedings 850, p.445 - 446, 2006/09

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2354776

Mott gap excitations in the optimally doped high- superconductor YBaCuO ( = 93 K) have been studied by the resonant inelastic X-ray scattering method. Anisotropic spectra in the -plane are observed in a twin-free crystal. The excitation from the one-dimensional CuO chain is enhanced at 2 eV near the zone boundary of the direction, while the excitation from the CuO plane is broad at 1.5-4 eV and almost independent of the momentum transfer. Theoretical calculation based on the one-dimensional and two-dimensional Hubbard model reproduces the observed spectra when different values of the on-site Coulomb energy are assumed. The Mott gap of the CuO chain site is found to be much smaller than that of the CuO plane site.

Observation of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic correlations in UIrB

Fujimoto, Tatsuya; Sakai, Hironori; Tokunaga, Yo; Kambe, Shinsaku; Walstedt, R. E.; Ikeda, Shugo; Matsuda, Tatsuma; Haga, Yoshinori; Onuki, Yoshichika

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 75(Suppl.), p.113 - 115, 2006/08

The low-dimensional systems exhibit wide-variety of physical properties. In the antiferromagnetic triangular lattice, for instance, resonating valence bond state is expected, furthermore, in one-dimensional (1D) systems, metal-insulator transition (Peierls transition) occurs due to charge-lattice couplings. Up to now, the study of low-dimensional systems has been mostly performed in oxides and organic compounds, but it is rare in the rare-earth and actinide intermetallics. To looking for the novel low-dimensionality in -electron systems, we focused on the UIrB, and NMR measurement was carried out. From Knight shift and nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rates, ferromagnetic correlations develop above 50 K, but below 50 K, the emergence of antiferromagnetic correlations was clarified along with the saturation of ferromagnetic correlations. The possible model to explain the obtained result is nesting effect on the 1D Fermi surface, and it is expected that UIrB will be the typical compound to investigate the physical properties of 1D -electrons systems.

Electronic excitations in hole-doped LaSrMnO studied by resonant inelastic X-ray scattering

Ishii, Kenji; Inami, Toshiya; Owada, Kenji; Kuzushita, Kaori; Mizuki, Junichiro; Murakami, Yoichi; Ishihara, Sumio*; Endo, Yasuo*; Maekawa, Sadamichi*; Hirota, Kazuma*; et al.

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 66(12), p.2157 - 2162, 2005/12

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2005.09.011

We have studied electronic excitations of hole-doped manganese oxides LaSrMnO ( and ) by resonant inelastic X-ray scattering at Mn K absorption edge. We observed in the excitation spectra that the Mott gap of LaSrMnO was filled by hole-doping. In LaSrMnO, which shows a metal-insulator transition, we found that temperature dependence of scattering intensity is different between two scattering vectors. It may reflects a anisotropic electronic structure which originates from the orbital degrees of freedom in manganese oxides.

Electron-positron momentum distributions associated with isolated silicon vacancies in 3C-SiC

Kawasuso, Atsuo; Yoshikawa, Masahito; Ito, Hisayoshi; Chiba, Toshinobu*; Higuchi, Takatoshi*; Betsuyaku, Kiyoshi*; Redmann, F.*; Krause-Rehberg, R.*

Physical Review B, 72(4), p.045204_1 - 045204_6, 2005/07

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.72.045204

Two-dimensional angular correlation of annihilation radiation (2D-ACAR) and coincidence Doppler broadening (CDB) of annihilation radiation measurements have been performed on electron-irradiated n-type 3C SiC in which isolated silicon vacancies are responsible for positron trapping. After irradiation, the intensity of CDB spectrum increased and decreased in low and high momentum regions, respectively. These fetures were explained by the theoretical calculation considering silicon vacancies. The center region of 2D-ACAR spectra became isotropic after iradiation, while the overall anisotropies extending within the Jones zone were conserved suggesting that isolated silicon vacancies have the tetrahedral symmetry as expected from the previous electron spin resonance study.