Spin and orbital magnetic moments of Fe3O4 -: art. no. 077204

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作者
Huang, DJ [1 ]
Chang, CF
Jeng, HT
Guo, GY
Lin, HJ
Wu, WB
Ku, HC
Fujimori, A
Takahashi, Y
Chen, CT
机构
[1] Natl Synchrotron Radiat Res Ctr, Hsinchu 30077, Taiwan
[2] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Electrophys, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
[3] Natl Ctr Theoret Sci, Div Phys, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
[4] Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Phys, Taipei 106, Taiwan
[5] Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Dept Phys, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
[6] Univ Tokyo, Dept Complex Sci & Engn, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[7] Univ Tokyo, Dept Phys, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
[8] Himeji Inst Technol, Grad Sch, Himeji, Hyogo 6781297, Japan
[9] Himeji Inst Technol, Fac Sci, Himeji, Hyogo 6781297, Japan
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.077204
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We present measurements of the spin and orbital magnetic moments of Fe3O4 by using SQUID and magnetic circular dichroism in soft x-ray absorption. The measurements show that Fe3O4 has a noninteger spin moment, in contrast to its predicted half-metallic feature. Fe3O4 also exhibits a large unquenched orbital moment. Calculations using the local density approximation including the Hubbard U method and the configuration interaction cluster-model suggest that strong correlations and spin-orbit interaction of the 3d electrons result in the noninteger spin and large orbital moments of Fe3O4.
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