Direct observation of localized spin antiferromagnetic transition in PdCrO2 by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

Sci Rep. 2014 Jan 14:4:3680. doi: 10.1038/srep03680.

Abstract

We report the first case of the successful measurements of a localized spin antiferromagnetic transition in delafossite-type PdCrO2 by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). This demonstrates how to circumvent the shortcomings of ARPES for investigation of magnetism involved with localized spins in limited size of two-dimensional crystals or multi-layer thin films that neutron scattering can hardly study due to lack of bulk compared to surface. Also, our observations give direct evidence for the spin ordering pattern of Cr(3+) ions in PdCrO2 suggested by neutron diffraction and quantum oscillation measurements, and provide a strong constraint that has to be satisfied by a microscopic mechanism for the unconventional anomalous Hall effect recently reported in this system.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't