High- and Low-Energy Photoemission Study of Strongly Correlated Au–Ga–Ce Quasicrystal Approximants: Localized 4f Nature and Disorder Effects

Goro Nozue, Hidenori Fujiwara, Satoru Hamamoto, Akane Ose, Miwa Tsutsumi, Takayuki Kiss, Atsushi Higashiya, Atsushi Yamasaki, Yuina Kanai-Nakata, Shin Imada, Masaki Oura, Kenji Tamasaku, Makina Yabashi, Tetsuya Ishikawa, Azusa Motouri, Farid Labib, Shintaro Suzuki, Ryuji Tamura, Akira Sekiyama

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Abstract

We have investigated the electronic structures of Ce-based 1=1 quasicrystal approximants Au59.2Ga25.7Ce15.1 and Au60.3Ga26.1Ce13.6 by hard X-ray photoemission (HAXPES) and high-resolution photoemission spectroscopy. The localized Ce 4 f electronic states are revealed for both Au–Ga–Ce approximants. Moreover, disorders in the compounds notably affect their electronic states, which has been detected by the core-level HAXPES. Valence-band photoemission spectra show the slight spectral difference depending on the composition ratio, which can be explained by a rigid-band-like shift.

Original languageEnglish
Article number074601
Journaljournal of the physical society of japan
Volume93
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2024

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