Orbital Ordering in the Charge Density Wave Phases of BaNi$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$

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Main Authors: Lacmann, Tom, Eder, Robert, Vinograd, Igor, Merz, Michael, Frachet, Mehdi, McGuinness, Philippa Helen, Kummer, Kurt, Schierle, Enrico, Haghighirad, Amir-Abbas, Souliou, Sofia-Michaela, Tacon, Matthieu Le
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author Lacmann, Tom
Eder, Robert
Vinograd, Igor
Merz, Michael
Frachet, Mehdi
McGuinness, Philippa Helen
Kummer, Kurt
Schierle, Enrico
Haghighirad, Amir-Abbas
Souliou, Sofia-Michaela
Tacon, Matthieu Le
author_facet Lacmann, Tom
Eder, Robert
Vinograd, Igor
Merz, Michael
Frachet, Mehdi
McGuinness, Philippa Helen
Kummer, Kurt
Schierle, Enrico
Haghighirad, Amir-Abbas
Souliou, Sofia-Michaela
Tacon, Matthieu Le
contents We use resonant X-ray scattering at the nickel L$_{2,3}$ edges to investigate the interplay between orbital degrees of freedom and charge density waves (CDW) in the superconductor BaNi$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$. Both the incommensurate and commensurate CDWs in this system exhibit strong resonant enhancement with distinct energy and polarization dependencies, indicative of orbital ordering. Azimuthal-angle-dependent measurements reveal a lowering of the local Ni site symmetry, consistent with monoclinic or lower point group symmetry. The scattering signatures of both CDWs are dominated by contributions from Ni $d_{xz,yz}$ orbitals, with similar orbital character despite their distinct wave vectors. These findings point to a shared orbital-driven formation mechanism and provide new insight into the symmetry breaking and orbital/nematic fluctuations in the high-temperature regime of the superconductor BaNi$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$.
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spellingShingle Orbital Ordering in the Charge Density Wave Phases of BaNi$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$
Lacmann, Tom
Eder, Robert
Vinograd, Igor
Merz, Michael
Frachet, Mehdi
McGuinness, Philippa Helen
Kummer, Kurt
Schierle, Enrico
Haghighirad, Amir-Abbas
Souliou, Sofia-Michaela
Tacon, Matthieu Le
Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
We use resonant X-ray scattering at the nickel L$_{2,3}$ edges to investigate the interplay between orbital degrees of freedom and charge density waves (CDW) in the superconductor BaNi$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$. Both the incommensurate and commensurate CDWs in this system exhibit strong resonant enhancement with distinct energy and polarization dependencies, indicative of orbital ordering. Azimuthal-angle-dependent measurements reveal a lowering of the local Ni site symmetry, consistent with monoclinic or lower point group symmetry. The scattering signatures of both CDWs are dominated by contributions from Ni $d_{xz,yz}$ orbitals, with similar orbital character despite their distinct wave vectors. These findings point to a shared orbital-driven formation mechanism and provide new insight into the symmetry breaking and orbital/nematic fluctuations in the high-temperature regime of the superconductor BaNi$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$.
title Orbital Ordering in the Charge Density Wave Phases of BaNi$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$
topic Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05200