Origin of Ising magnetism in Ca3Co2O6 unveiled by orbital imaging

Ca$${}_{3}$$ 3 Co$${}_{2}$$ 2 O$${}_{6}$$ 6 has an unconventional magnetic structure displaying quantum tunnelling phenomena in its magnetization. Here, the authors use s-core-level non-resonant inelastic X-ray scattering to image the atomic Co 3d orbital that is responsible for the Ising magnetism...

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Main Authors: Brett Leedahl, Martin Sundermann, Andrea Amorese, Andrea Severing, Hlynur Gretarsson, Lunyong Zhang, Alexander C. Komarek, Antoine Maignan, Maurits W. Haverkort, Liu Hao Tjeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13273-4