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Tensor description of X-ray magnetic dichroism at the Fe L 2,3 -edges of Fe 3 O 4
- Source :
- Journal of synchrotron radiation 28(1), 247-258 (2021). doi:10.1107/S1600577520015027, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 28, 247. International Union of Crystallography, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Wiley-Blackwell, 2021.
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Abstract
- A general description of magnetic dichroism effects in X-ray absorption spectroscopy using a few fundamental spectra extracted from experimental measurements is provided. The accuracy of the procedure is investigated theoretically.<br />A procedure to build the optical conductivity tensor that describes the full magneto-optical response of the system from experimental measurements is presented. Applied to the Fe L 2,3-edge of a 38.85 nm Fe3O4/SrTiO3 (001) thin-film, it is shown that the computed polarization dependence using the conductivity tensor is in excellent agreement with that experimentally measured. Furthermore, the magnetic field angular dependence is discussed using a set of fundamental spectra expanded on spherical harmonics. It is shown that the convergence of this expansion depends on the details of the ground state of the system in question and in particular on the valence-state spin–orbit coupling. While a cubic expansion up to the third order explains the angular-dependent X-ray magnetic linear dichroism of Fe3+ well, higher-order terms are required for Fe2+ when the orbital moment is not quenched.
- Subjects :
- Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Radiation
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Condensed matter physics
fundamental spectra
Spherical harmonics
tensor analysis
X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Dichroism
Linear dichroism
Polarization (waves)
01 natural sciences
Optical conductivity
Research Papers
Magnetic field
magnetic dichroism
0103 physical sciences
ddc:550
Tensor
010306 general physics
Ground state
Instrumentation
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09090495
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of synchrotron radiation 28(1), 247-258 (2021). doi:10.1107/S1600577520015027, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 28, 247. International Union of Crystallography, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ba2b2869d904a7b2c87888f419ba44c5