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作者:Christine Giorgetti、Elisabeth Dartyge、François Baudelet、Rose-Marie Galéra
DOI:10.1103/physrevb.70.035105
日期:——
X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) measurements have been performed at the L-II,L-III edges of Er in the intermetallic compounds ErMn2, ErFe2, ErCo2, ErNi2, and ErAl2, as well as in the ionic compound Er-2(SO4)(3),8H(2)0, in order to study the evolution of the XMCD spectra as a function of the 5d states filling and/or their hybridization with magnetic or nonmagnetic electronic states. Almost all the spectra present the same general features, confirming that the 4f-5d intra-atomic coupling is a key point to explain XMCD spectra. Thus, we analyze the models based on this interaction, proposed to account for the unexpected sign of E1-XMCD measurements, as well as the nonstatistical branching ratio between XMCD at the L-II and L-III edges. We underline the impossibilities of reproducing our measurements using these models. Moreover, we point out the special role played by Fe which leads, at the L-II edge of Er, to a significant modification of the shape of XMCD spectrum and an unexpected temperature dependence. The XMCD revealed an unexpected behavior of the 5d magnetic polarization in these compounds which is not visible in macroscopic measurements. This also demonstrates the non-negligible role played by the 5d-3d hybridization.