Localized 4f states and dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in PrO2
Localized 4f states and dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in PrO2
Neutron spectroscopic measurements of the magnetic excitations in PrO2 reveal (1) sharp peaks characteristic of transitions between levels of the 4f(1) configuration of Pr4+ split by the cubic crystal field, and (2) broad bands of scattering centered near 30 and 160 meV. We present a simple model based on a vibronic Hamiltonian that accounts for these contrasting features of the data. The analysis shows that 90% +/- 10% of the Pr ions have a localized 4f(1) configuration and provides strong evidence for a dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in the Gamma (8) electronic ground state.
x-ray-absorption, rare-earth compounds, valence, ceo2, spectroscopy, spectra, oxides, prba2cu3o7, tbo2
2082-2085
Boothroyd, A.T.
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Gardiner, C.H.
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Lister, S.J.S.
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Santini, P.
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Rainford, B.D.
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Noailles, L.D.
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Currie, D.B.
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Eccleston, R.S.
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Bewley, R.I.
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5 March 2001
Boothroyd, A.T.
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Gardiner, C.H.
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Lister, S.J.S.
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Santini, P.
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Rainford, B.D.
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Noailles, L.D.
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Currie, D.B.
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Eccleston, R.S.
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Bewley, R.I.
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Boothroyd, A.T., Gardiner, C.H., Lister, S.J.S., Santini, P., Rainford, B.D., Noailles, L.D., Currie, D.B., Eccleston, R.S. and Bewley, R.I.
(2001)
Localized 4f states and dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in PrO2.
Physical Review Letters, 86 (10), .
(doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.2082).
Abstract
Neutron spectroscopic measurements of the magnetic excitations in PrO2 reveal (1) sharp peaks characteristic of transitions between levels of the 4f(1) configuration of Pr4+ split by the cubic crystal field, and (2) broad bands of scattering centered near 30 and 160 meV. We present a simple model based on a vibronic Hamiltonian that accounts for these contrasting features of the data. The analysis shows that 90% +/- 10% of the Pr ions have a localized 4f(1) configuration and provides strong evidence for a dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in the Gamma (8) electronic ground state.
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Published date: 5 March 2001
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x-ray-absorption, rare-earth compounds, valence, ceo2, spectroscopy, spectra, oxides, prba2cu3o7, tbo2
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A.T. Boothroyd
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L.D. Noailles
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R.S. Eccleston
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R.I. Bewley
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