Nonresonant inelastic x-ray scattering involving excitonic excitations: the examples of NiO and CoO

In a recent publication Larson et al. reported remarkably clear d−d excitations for NiO and CoO with x-ray scattering. Here we present an accurate quantitative description based on a local many body approach, beyond local density approximation + Hubbard U approximations. The magnitude of →q determin...

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1. Verfasser: Haverkort, Maurits W. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 21 December 2007
In: Physical review letters
Year: 2007, Jahrgang: 99, Heft: 25, Pages: 257401
ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.257401
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.257401
Verlag, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.257401
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Verfasserangaben:M.W. Haverkort, A. Tanaka, L.H. Tjeng, and G.A. Sawatzky
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Zusammenfassung:In a recent publication Larson et al. reported remarkably clear d−d excitations for NiO and CoO with x-ray scattering. Here we present an accurate quantitative description based on a local many body approach, beyond local density approximation + Hubbard U approximations. The magnitude of →q determines which of the allowed multipoles contributes most to the spectra. The direction of →q with respect to the crystal can be used as an equivalent to polarization similar to electron energy loss spectroscopy, allowing for a determination of the local symmetry of the initial and final states. This method is more generally applicable and could be a powerful tool for the study of local distortions and symmetries in transition metal and rare earth compounds.
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ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.257401