Valence, spin, and orbital state of Co ions in one-dimensional Ca3Co2O6 : An x-ray absorption and magnetic circular dichroism study

Physical Review B Volume 74 Issue 24 Page 245111-1-245111-5 published_at 2006-12-14
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Valence, spin, and orbital state of Co ions in one-dimensional Ca3Co2O6 : An x-ray absorption and magnetic circular dichroism study
Creator
Burnus Tobias
Hu Zhiwei
Haverkort Maurits W.
Cezar Júlio C.
Flahaut Delphine
Hardy Vincent
Maignan Antoine
Brookes Nicholas B.
Hsieh Hui-Huang
Lin Hong-Ji
Chen Chien-Te
Tjeng L. Hao
Source Title
Physical Review B
Volume 74
Issue 24
Start Page 245111-1
End Page 245111-5
Abstract
We have investigated the valence, spin, and orbital state of the Co ions in the one-dimensional cobaltate Ca3 Co2 O6 using x-ray absorption and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism at the Co- L2,3 edges. The Co ions at both the octahedral Cooct and trigonal Cotrig sites are found to be in a 3+ state. From the analysis of the dichroism we established a low-spin state for the Cooct and a high-spin state with an anomalously large orbital moment of 1.7 μB at the Cotrig 3+ ions. This large orbital moment along the c -axis chain and the unusually large magnetocrystalline anisotropy can be traced back to the double occupancy of the d2 orbital in trigonal crystal field.
Language
eng
Resource Type journal article
Publisher
American Physical Society
Date of Issued 2006-12-14
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Copyright (c) 2006 The American Physical Society.
Publish Type Version of Record
Access Rights open access
Source Identifier
[ISSN] 1098-0121
[DOI] 10.1103/PhysRevB.74.245111
[NCID] AA11187113
[DOI] http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.74.245111