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Soft x-ray magnetic circular dichroism study of the ferromagnetic spinel-type Cr chalcogenides

Journal Article · · Physical Review B
We have observed magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) in the soft x-ray absorption spectra of the semiconducting ferromagnet CdCr{sub 2}Se{sub 4} and the metallic ferromagnets CuCr{sub 2}S{sub 4} and CuCr{sub 2}Se{sub 4}. The Cr 2p x-ray absorption and MCD spectra show that the d-electron occupancies of the Cr atom in the Cu based Cr sulfide and selenide are not much different from that in the CdCr{sub 2}Se{sub 4} in spite of the different formal valencies Cr{sup 3.5+} and Cr{sup 3+}, respectively. The observed Cu 2p MCD spectra show the existence of small magnetic moments on the Cu sites which are aligned antiparallel to the Cr 3d moment in CuCr{sub 2}S{sub 4} and CuCr{sub 2}Se{sub 4}, consistent with band-structure calculation.
Sponsoring Organization:
(US)
OSTI ID:
40203531
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 22 Vol. 63; ISSN 0163-1829
Publisher:
The American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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