LS coupling driven unquenched orbital moment in divalent Nickelates

Abstract We investigated spin and orbital magnetic moments of a divalent nickelate $${\text{Na}}_{3}{\text{Ni}}_{2}{\text{BiO}}_{6}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mtext>Na</mml:mtext> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:msub> <mml:mtext>Ni</mml:mtext> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:msub> <mml:mtext>BiO</mml:mtext> <mml:mn>6</mml:mn> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> using the Ni L 2,3 -edge x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) measurements with magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) as well as linear dichroism (LD). In spite of the angular momentum L = 0 ionic ground state of Ni 2+ (t 2g 6 e g 2 ; 3 A 2 ), the sum-rule estimation on the MCD spectrum surprisingly yields the orbital to spin moment ratio of $${m}_{orb}/{m}_{spin}\approx 0.2$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>m</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>orb</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>m</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>spin</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>≈</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.2</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , including the existence of a considerable unquenched orbital magnetic moment $${m}_{orb}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>m</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>orb</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:math> at the Ni site. Using the many-body full multiplet cluster model analyses on both the MCD and LD spectra, we successfully determined $${m}_{spin}=1.8\pm 0.1 {\mu }_{\text{B}}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>m</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>spin</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1.8</mml:mn> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.1</mml:mn> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>μ</mml:mi> <mml:mtext>B</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , and $${m}_{orb}=0.35\pm 0.03 {\mu }_{\text{B}}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>m</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>orb</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.35</mml:mn> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.03</mml:mn> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>μ</mml:mi> <mml:mtext>B</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , which agree well with the saturated moment $${m}_{sat}=2.14 \pm 0.03 {\upmu }_{\text{B}}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>m</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>sat</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>2.14</mml:mn> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.03</mml:mn> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>μ</mml:mi> <mml:mtext>B</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> determined from the magnetization measurement. We found that the considerable unquenched $${m}_{orb}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>m</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>orb</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:math> results from spin–orbit coupling (SOC) mixing the $${\text{L}}_{\text{eff}}=1$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mtext>L</mml:mtext> <mml:mtext>eff</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> excited states of 3 T 2 (t 2g 5 e g 3 ) and 1 T 1 (t 2g 5 e g 3 ) and further increases by ~ 10% with the trigonal distortion.

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Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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2026-01-22
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s40042-025-01552-x
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LS coupling driven unquenched orbital moment in divalent Nickelates

Woo‐Suk Noh, Choongjae Won, Sudong Park, Jae-Hoon Park
Journal of the Korean Physical Society
Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
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LS coupling driven unquenched orbital moment in divalent Nickelates

Woo‐Suk Noh, Choongjae Won, Sudong Park, Jae-Hoon Park
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Abstract We investigated spin and orbital magnetic moments of a divalent nickelate $${\text{Na}}_{3}{\text{Ni}}_{2}{\text{BiO}}_{6}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mtext>Na</mml:mtext> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:msub> <mml:mtext>Ni</mml:mtext> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:msub> <mml:mtext>BiO</mml:mtext> <mml:mn>6</mml:mn> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> using the Ni L 2,3 -edge x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) measurements with magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) as well as linear dichroism (LD). In spite of the angular momentum L = 0 ionic ground state of Ni 2+ (t 2g 6 e g 2 ; 3 A 2 ), the sum-rule estimation on the MCD spectrum surprisingly yields the orbital to spin moment ratio of $${m}_{orb}/{m}_{spin}\approx 0.2$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>m</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>orb</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>/</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>m</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>spin</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>≈</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.2</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , including the existence of a considerable unquenched orbital magnetic moment $${m}_{orb}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>m</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>orb</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:math> at the Ni site. Using the many-body full multiplet cluster model analyses on both the MCD and LD spectra, we successfully determined $${m}_{spin}=1.8\pm 0.1 {\mu }_{\text{B}}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>m</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>spin</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1.8</mml:mn> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.1</mml:mn> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>μ</mml:mi> <mml:mtext>B</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , and $${m}_{orb}=0.35\pm 0.03 {\mu }_{\text{B}}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>m</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>orb</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.35</mml:mn> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.03</mml:mn> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>μ</mml:mi> <mml:mtext>B</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> , which agree well with the saturated moment $${m}_{sat}=2.14 \pm 0.03 {\upmu }_{\text{B}}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>m</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>sat</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>2.14</mml:mn> <mml:mo>±</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0.03</mml:mn> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>μ</mml:mi> <mml:mtext>B</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> determined from the magnetization measurement. We found that the considerable unquenched $${m}_{orb}$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>m</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>orb</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:math> results from spin–orbit coupling (SOC) mixing the $${\text{L}}_{\text{eff}}=1$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mtext>L</mml:mtext> <mml:mtext>eff</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> excited states of 3 T 2 (t 2g 5 e g 3 ) and 1 T 1 (t 2g 5 e g 3 ) and further increases by ~ 10% with the trigonal distortion.

Journal of the Korean Physical Society
Pohang University of Science and Technology (KR), Korea Foundation for Max Planck POSTECH (KR)
National Research Foundation, Pohang University of Science and Technology, National Research Foundation of Korea, Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea
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Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
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