Spin-orbit-entangled state of Ba2CaOsO6 studied by O K-edge resonant inelastic X-ray scattering and Raman spectroscopy
Transition-metal ions with 5d2 electronic configuration in a cubic crystal field are prone to have a vanishing dipolar magnetic moment but finite higher-order multipolar moments, and they are expected to exhibit exotic physical properties. Through an investigation using resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS), Raman spectroscopy, and theoretical ligand-field (LF) multiplet and ab initio calculations, we fully characterized the local electronic structure of Ba2CaOsO6, particularly, the crystal-field symmetry of the 5d2 electrons in this anomalous material. The low-energy multiplet excitations from RIXS at the oxygen K edge and Raman-active phonons both show no splitting. These findings are consistent with the ground state of Os ions dominated by magnetic octupoles. Obtained parameters pave the way for further realistic microscopic studies of this highly unusual class of materials, advancing our understanding of spin-orbit physics in systems with higher-order multipoles.
Authors
- S. V. Streltsov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2823-1754)
- J. Okamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0538-6603)
- D. J. Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4750-8453)
- A. Tanaka
- C. T. Chen
- G. Shibata
- Amol Kumar Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0966-5132)
- Kazunari Yamaura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0390-8244)
- Yu. S. Ponosov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5643-966X)
- H. Y. Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0843-0000)
- Atsushi Fujimori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4876-0634)
- Hiroaki Hayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7787-9082)
Institutions
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JP)
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (TW)
- Bunkyo University (JP)
- Hokkaido University (JP)
- National Institute for Materials Science (JP)
- National Tsing Hua University (TW)
- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (TW)
- M.N. Mikheev Institute of Metal Physics (RU)
- Ural Institute of Metals (RU)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Quantum Materials
- Published
- 2025-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-025-00757-4
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.77
Funders
- Russian Science Foundation
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
- National Science and Technology Council
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science