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Main Authors: Kelai, Massine, Reale, Stefano, Robles, Roberto, Lee, Jaehyun, Jyoti, Divya, Ohresser, Philippe, Otero, Edwige, Choueikani, Fadi, Scheurer, Fabrice, Lorente, Nicolás, Choi, Deung-Jang, Singha, Aparajita, Donati, Fabio
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15229
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author Kelai, Massine
Reale, Stefano
Robles, Roberto
Lee, Jaehyun
Jyoti, Divya
Ohresser, Philippe
Otero, Edwige
Choueikani, Fadi
Scheurer, Fabrice
Lorente, Nicolás
Choi, Deung-Jang
Singha, Aparajita
Donati, Fabio
author_facet Kelai, Massine
Reale, Stefano
Robles, Roberto
Lee, Jaehyun
Jyoti, Divya
Ohresser, Philippe
Otero, Edwige
Choueikani, Fadi
Scheurer, Fabrice
Lorente, Nicolás
Choi, Deung-Jang
Singha, Aparajita
Donati, Fabio
contents Surface-adsorbed rare-earth nanostructures are ideal platforms to investigate the interplay between intra-atomic interactions and multi-orbital spin configurations. However, addressing these properties has posed severe experimental and theoretical challenges. Here, we use the orbital selectivity offered by X-ray absorption spectroscopy to quantify the Coulomb integrals of Nd atoms on conductive surfaces, as well as the variation of individual orbital occupation upon cluster nucleation. Using X-ray magnetic circular dichroism we identify magnetic moments of the order of \MK{few tens of}~$μ_{\rm{B}}$ at the $5d$ orbitals and their magnetic coupling with the $4f$ spins. Our results validate orbital-resolved X-ray spectroscopy as a reliable method for quantifying complex multi-orbital interactions in surface-adsorbed lanthanides.
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spellingShingle Multi-Orbital Interactions and Spin Polarization in Single Rare-Earth Adatoms
Kelai, Massine
Reale, Stefano
Robles, Roberto
Lee, Jaehyun
Jyoti, Divya
Ohresser, Philippe
Otero, Edwige
Choueikani, Fadi
Scheurer, Fabrice
Lorente, Nicolás
Choi, Deung-Jang
Singha, Aparajita
Donati, Fabio
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Surface-adsorbed rare-earth nanostructures are ideal platforms to investigate the interplay between intra-atomic interactions and multi-orbital spin configurations. However, addressing these properties has posed severe experimental and theoretical challenges. Here, we use the orbital selectivity offered by X-ray absorption spectroscopy to quantify the Coulomb integrals of Nd atoms on conductive surfaces, as well as the variation of individual orbital occupation upon cluster nucleation. Using X-ray magnetic circular dichroism we identify magnetic moments of the order of \MK{few tens of}~$μ_{\rm{B}}$ at the $5d$ orbitals and their magnetic coupling with the $4f$ spins. Our results validate orbital-resolved X-ray spectroscopy as a reliable method for quantifying complex multi-orbital interactions in surface-adsorbed lanthanides.
title Multi-Orbital Interactions and Spin Polarization in Single Rare-Earth Adatoms
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15229