Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering study of vector chiral ordered kagome antiferromagnet

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Auteurs principaux: Xiong, Zijian, Datta, Trinanjan, Yao, Dao-Xin
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author Xiong, Zijian
Datta, Trinanjan
Yao, Dao-Xin
author_facet Xiong, Zijian
Datta, Trinanjan
Yao, Dao-Xin
contents We study the resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) features of vector chiral ordered kagome antiferromagnets. Utilizing a group theoretical formalism that respects lattice site symmetry, we calculated the $L$ -edge magnon contribution for the vesignieite compound BaCu$_{3}$V$_{2}$O$_{8}$(OH)$_{2}$. We show that polarization dependence of the $L$ -edge RIXS spectrum can be used to track magnon branches. We predict a non-zero $L$ -edge signal in the non-cross $π-π$ polarization channel. At the $K$ -edge, we derived the two-site effective RIXS and Raman scattering operator for two-magnon excitation in vesignieite using the Shastry-Shraiman formalism. Our derivation considers spin-orbit coupling effects in virtual hopping processes. We find vector chiral correlation (four-spin) contribution that is proportional to the RIXS spectrum. Our scattering operator formalism can be applied to a host of non-collinear non-coplanar magnetic materials at both the $L$ and $K$ -edge. We demonstrate that vector chiral correlations can be accessed by RIXS experiments.
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spellingShingle Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering study of vector chiral ordered kagome antiferromagnet
Xiong, Zijian
Datta, Trinanjan
Yao, Dao-Xin
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
We study the resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) features of vector chiral ordered kagome antiferromagnets. Utilizing a group theoretical formalism that respects lattice site symmetry, we calculated the $L$ -edge magnon contribution for the vesignieite compound BaCu$_{3}$V$_{2}$O$_{8}$(OH)$_{2}$. We show that polarization dependence of the $L$ -edge RIXS spectrum can be used to track magnon branches. We predict a non-zero $L$ -edge signal in the non-cross $π-π$ polarization channel. At the $K$ -edge, we derived the two-site effective RIXS and Raman scattering operator for two-magnon excitation in vesignieite using the Shastry-Shraiman formalism. Our derivation considers spin-orbit coupling effects in virtual hopping processes. We find vector chiral correlation (four-spin) contribution that is proportional to the RIXS spectrum. Our scattering operator formalism can be applied to a host of non-collinear non-coplanar magnetic materials at both the $L$ and $K$ -edge. We demonstrate that vector chiral correlations can be accessed by RIXS experiments.
title Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering study of vector chiral ordered kagome antiferromagnet
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.02871