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Electronic structure of Sr{sub 2}RuO{sub 4}: X-ray fluorescence emission study

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
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  1. Institute of Metal Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ural Division, 620219 Yekaterinburg GSP-170 (Russia)
  2. Department of Physics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 (United States)
  3. Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, 3-2-1 Midori-cho, Tanashi-shi, Tokyo 188 (Japan)
  4. Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 (United States)
  5. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
  6. JRCAT, Tsukuba 305 (Japan)
  7. Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-77 (Japan)
  8. MSRC, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 600036 (India)
The results of measurements of O 1s total x-ray-fluorescence yield and Ru N{sub 2,3} and O K{sub {alpha}} x-ray fluorescence emission spectra of Sr{sub 2}RuO{sub 4} and Sr{sub 2}RuO{sub 4.25} are presented. An excitation energy dependence of the O K{sub {alpha}} x-ray emission spectra (XES) was observed in both compounds. The energy dependence of the spectra is attributed to the excitation of inequivalent O (1) in-plane and O(2) apical oxygens. The O(1) 2p and O(2) 2p density of states distribution in the valence band of Sr{sub 2}RuO{sub 4} was found to be different in accordance with the results of band-structure calculations. O(1) 2p states are found to be mixed with Ru 4d(t{sub 2g}) states providing the formation of {pi} bonds. While the O K{sub a} XES spectra are in fair agreement with band structure calculations, the theoretical two-peak distribution of Ru N{sub 2,3} XES is found to be different with respect to the intensity ratios and widths of the peaks of Ru N{sub 2,3} XES. These differences are attributed to a decrease of intensity of radiative 4d{r_arrow}4p transitions in the vicinity of the Fermi level (where the localization of Ru 4d states is higher than at the bottom of the valence band) due to a strong Koster-Kronig transition. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}
OSTI ID:
567062
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 57; ISSN PRBMDO; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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