Infrared study of crystal field excitations in Nd2CuO4

被引:17
作者
Jandl, S [1 ]
Dufour, P
Richard, P
Nekvasil, V
Zhigunov, DI
Barilo, SN
Shiryaev, SV
机构
[1] Univ Sherbrooke, Dept Phys, Sherbrooke, PQ J1K 2R1, Canada
[2] Acad Sci Czech Republ, Inst Phys, Prague 16253 6, Czech Republic
[3] Byelarussian Acad Sci, Inst Phys Solids & Semicond, Minsk 220072, BELARUS
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
Nd2CuO4; infrared transmission; crystal-field excitations;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-2313(97)00314-1
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We have observed infrared active Nd3+ ion crystal-field (CF) excitations as a function of temperature in Nd2CuO4 single crystals. The detected absorption bands allowed to determine 23 excited CF levels of the 4 I term. Using these levels, a set of the parameters of the CF Hamiltonian has been calculated confirming the one determined previously by Raman measurements. CF excitations of Nd3+ ions, in inequivalent sites, have also been detected in as-grown single crystals and associated with two different types of defects. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:197 / 203
页数:7
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