Photoemission study of f-electron Heusler compound: UNiSn

被引:5
作者
Kang, JS [1 ]
Park, JG
McEwen, KA
Onuki, Y
Olson, CG
Min, BI
机构
[1] Catholic Univ Korea, Dept Phys, Puchon 420743, South Korea
[2] Inha Univ, Dept Phys, Inchon 402751, South Korea
[3] UCL, Dept Phys & Astron, London WC1E 6BT, England
[4] Osaka Univ, Grad Sch Sci, Toyonaka, Osaka 560, Japan
[5] Iowa State Univ, Ames Lab, Ames, IA 50011 USA
[6] POSTECH, Dept Phys, Pohang 790784, South Korea
关键词
photoemission; UNiSn; Heusler; CeNiSn; electronic structure;
D O I
10.1016/S0921-4526(01)01256-X
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
Using photoemission spectroscopy (PES), we have investigated the electronic structure of UNiSn. The U 5f spectrum of UNiSn shows a broad peak centered at approximate to0.3 eV BE, suggesting that the hybridization matrix element between the f-electron orbitals and the very low Ni 3d DOS at E-F is important. The high-resolution PES spectrum of UNiSn is described well by a V-shaped metallic DOS near E-F, implying the reduced 5f DOS at EF. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:882 / 884
页数:3
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