ORBITAL MAGNETISM IN THE ITINERANT FERROMAGNET NPOS2

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作者
ERIKSSON, O [1 ]
JOHANSSON, B [1 ]
BROOKS, MSS [1 ]
机构
[1] COMMISS EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,JOINT RES CTR,EUROPEAN INST TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS,W-7500 KARLSRUHE,GERMANY
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1990年 / 41卷 / 13期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.41.9095
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
The electronic structure of NpOs2 has been calculated. The neptunium magnetic moments of the compound are shown to be dominated by a large orbital contribution that actually exceeds the spin part. To calculate the orbital contribution to the magnetism spin-orbit coupling has been included in the band Hamiltonian together with a shift of the single-electron eigenvalues, which takes Hunds second rule into account. It is found that this treatment gives a good description of the magnetic properties, whereas standard methods for calculating magnetic properties fail. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:9095 / 9100
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