Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering at Ba-L edge in BaTiO

Yoshii, Kenji; Jarrige, I.; Matsumura, Daiju; Nishihata, Yasuo; Suzuki, Chikashi; Ito, Yoshiaki*; Mukoyama, Takeshi*; Tochio, Tatsunori*; Shinotsuka, Hiroshi*; Fukushima, Sei*

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 50(9), p.09NE03_1 - 09NE03_4, 2011/09

https://doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.50.09NE03

Resonant X-ray inelastic scattering experiments have been performed at the Ba-L edge in ferroelectric BaTiO using synchrotron radiation at the BL15XU of SPring-8. An X-ray absorption spectrum of this material was found to be broader than non-ferroelectric BaSO. Molecular orbital calculations showed the formation of Ba-O bands in BaTiO, suggesting an important role of the Ba-O hybridization in the ferroelectric transition of this material. X-ray emission spectra at the edge showed a localized character of Ba-5d orbitals in BaTiO in spite of the hybridization with O-3p. A few possible applications of the measurement will be also discussed.