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Title: Evidence of dynamical spin shielding in Ce from spin-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy

Journal Article · · Europhys. Lett.

Using Fano effect measurements upon polycrystalline Ce, we have observed a phase reversal between the spectral structure at the Fermi edge and the other 4f derived feature near a binding energy of 2 eV. The Fano effect is the observation of spin polarized photoelectron emission from nonmagnetic materials, under chirally selective excitation, such as circularly polarized photons. The observation of phase reversal between the two peaks is a direct experimental proof of Kondo shielding in Ce, confirming the predictions of Gunnarsson and Shoenhammer, albeit with a small modification.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1007581
Journal Information:
Europhys. Lett., Vol. 77, Issue 2007; ISSN 0295-5075
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH