66 research outputs found
Interrelation between the pseudogap and the incoherent quasi-particle features of high-Tc superconductors
Using a scenario of a hybridized mixture of localized bipolarons and
conduction electrons, we demonstrate for the latter the simultaneous appearance
of a pseudogap and of strong incoherent contributions to their quasi-particle
spectrum which arise from phonon shake-off effects. This can be traced back to
temporarily fluctuating local lattice deformations, giving rise to a
double-peak structure in the pair distribution function, which should be a key
feature in testing the origin of these incoherent contributions, recently seen
in angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES).Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, to be published in Phys. Rev. Let
Inelastic X-ray Scattering by Electronic Excitations in Solids at High Pressure
Investigating electronic structure and excitations under extreme conditions
gives access to a rich variety of phenomena. High pressure typically induces
behavior such as magnetic collapse and the insulator-metal transition in 3d
transition metals compounds, valence fluctuations or Kondo-like characteristics
in -electron systems, and coordination and bonding changes in molecular
solids and glasses. This article reviews research concerning electronic
excitations in materials under extreme conditions using inelastic x-ray
scattering (IXS). IXS is a spectroscopic probe of choice for this study because
of its chemical and orbital selectivity and the richness of information it
provides. Being an all-photon technique, IXS has a penetration depth compatible
with high pressure requirements. Electronic transitions under pressure in 3d
transition metals compounds and -electron systems, most of them strongly
correlated, are reviewed. Implications for geophysics are mentioned. Since the
incident X-ray energy can easily be tuned to absorption edges, resonant IXS,
often employed, is discussed at length. Finally studies involving local
structure changes and electronic transitions under pressure in materials
containing light elements are briefly reviewed.Comment: submitted to Rev. Mod. Phy
Pressure induced high-spin to low-spin transition in FeS evidenced by x-ray emission spectroscopy
We report the observation of the pressure-induced high-spin to low-spin
transition in FeS using new high-pressure synchrotron x-ray emission
spectroscopy techniques. The transition is evidenced by the disappearance of
the low-energy satellite in the Fe K emission spectrum of FeS. Moreover,
the phase transition is reversible and closely related to the structural phase
transition from a manganese phosphide-like phase to a monoclinic phase. The
study opens new opportunities for investigating the electronic properties of
materials under pressure.Comment: ReVTeX, 4 pages, 3 figures inserted with epsfig. minor modifications
before submission to PR
Slow crossover in YbXCu4 intermediate valence compounds
We compare the results of measurements of the magnetic susceptibility Chi(T),
the linear coefficient of specific heat Gamma(T)=C(T)/T and 4f occupation
number nf(T) for the intermediate valence compounds YbXCu4 (X = Ag, Cd, In, Mg,
Tl, Zn) to the predictions of the Anderson impurity model, calculated in the
non-crossing approximation (NCA). The crossover from the low temperature Fermi
liquid state to the high temperature local moment state is substantially slower
in the compounds than predicted by the NCA; this corresponds to the
''protracted screening'' recently predicted for the Anderson Lattice. We
present results for the dynamic susceptibility, measured through neutron
scattering experiments, to show that the deviations between theory and
experiment are not due to crystal field effects, and we present
x-ray-absorption fine-structure (XAFS) results that show the local crystal
structure around the X atoms is well ordered, so that the deviations probably
do not arise from Kondo Disorder. The deviations may correlate with the
background conduction electron density, as predicted for protracted screening.Comment: Submitted to Physical Review B on June 7, 2000, accepted for
publication November 2, 2000. Changes to the original manuscript include: 1)
a discussion of the relation of the slow crossover to the conduction electron
density; 2) a discussion of the relation of the reported results to earlier
photoemission results; and, 3) minor editorial change
Superconductivity in Ce- and U-based "122" heavy-fermion compounds
This review discusses the heavy-fermion superconductivity in Ce- and U-based
compounds crystallizing in the body-centered tetragonal ThCr2Si2 structure.
Special attention will be paid to the theoretical background of these systems
which are located close to a magnetic instability.Comment: 12 pages, 9 figures. Invited topical review (special issue on "Recent
Developments in Superconductivity") Metadata and references update
Flux Phase as a Dynamic Jahn-Teller Phase: Berryonic Matter in the Cuprates?
There is considerable evidence for some form of charge ordering on the
hole-doped stripes in the cuprates, mainly associated with the low-temperature
tetragonal phase, but with some evidence for either charge density waves or a
flux phase, which is a form of dynamic charge-density wave. These three states
form a pseudospin triplet, demonstrating a close connection with the E X e
dynamic Jahn-Teller effect, suggesting that the cuprates constitute a form of
Berryonic matter. This in turn suggests a new model for the dynamic Jahn-Teller
effect as a form of flux phase. A simple model of the Cu-O bond stretching
phonons allows an estimate of electron-phonon coupling for these modes,
explaining why the half breathing mode softens so much more than the full
oxygen breathing mode. The anomalous properties of provide a coupling
(correlated hopping) which acts to stabilize density wave phases.Comment: Major Revisions: includes comparisons with specific cuprate phonon
modes, 16 eps figures, revte
The detection of moving optical structures when using detector arrays suffering from spatial noise
The valence of elemental praseodym in the collapsed 'Pr IV'- phase from LIII X-ray-absorption up to 260 kbar
X-ray absorption study of the 'Pr III'–'Pr IV' transition in elemental praseodymium
We have measured the pressure dependence (0–260 kbar, 300 K) of the LIII X-ray absorption line in elemental praseodymium. LIII line Up to the highest applied pressure we observe single-line shaped LIII spectra. The LIII core-level binding energy and width turn out to be almost independent on compression down to V/V0 = 0.53. No discontinuity of the spectral parameters occur at the first order transition into the ‘Pr IV’ phase and no double-line features start to emerge as in the LIII spectra of collapsed α-, α′-Ce. We have no evidence for valence instabilities, neither Pr3+/Pr4+ nor Pr2+/Pr3+. Even incipient valence instabilities, close to integer valent Pr3+, have to be ruled out. Hence ‘Pr IV’ turns out to be a trivalent and not a tetravalent metal. If 4f-delocalization occurs in the collapsed ‘Pr IV’ (α-U phase), we expect its mechanism is the formation of a 4f-band rather than valence fluctuations or Kondo-like effects
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