BaVS$_3$ probed by V L edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy

V. Ilakovac; N. B. Brookes; J. Criginski Cezar; P. Thakur; V. Bisogni; C. Dallera; G. Ghiringhelli; L. Braicovich; S. Bernu; H. Berger; L. Forró; A. Akrap; C. F. Hague

doi:10.1088/0953-8984/24/4/045503

BaVS$_3$ probed by V L edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2015-06-03 v1

Authors: V. Ilakovac , N. B. Brookes , J. Criginski Cezar , P. Thakur , V. Bisogni , C. Dallera , G. Ghiringhelli , L. Braicovich , S. Bernu , H. Berger , L. Forró , A. Akrap , C. F. Hague

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Polarization dependent vanadium L edge X-ray absorption spectra of BaVS $_3$ single crystals are measured in the four phases of the compound. The difference between signals with the polarization \textbf{E} $\perp$ \textbf{c} and \textbf{E} $\parallel$ \textbf{c} (linear dichroism) changes with temperature. Besides increasing intensity of one of the maxima, a new structure appears in the pre-edge region below the metal-insulator transition. More careful examination brings to light that the changes start already with pretransitional charge density wave fluctuations. Simple symmetry analysis suggests that the effect is related to rearrangements in $E_{g}$ and $A_{1g}$ states, and is compatible with the formation of four inequivalent V sites along the V-S chain.

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ferroelectric crystal growth and phase transitions atomic spectroscopy

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@article{arxiv.1111.3476,
  title  = {BaVS$_3$ probed by V L edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy},
  author = {V. Ilakovac and N. B. Brookes and J. Criginski Cezar and P. Thakur and V. Bisogni and C. Dallera and G. Ghiringhelli and L. Braicovich and S. Bernu and H. Berger and L. Forró and A. Akrap and C. F. Hague},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.3476},
  year   = {2015}
}

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BaVS$_3$ probed by V L edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy

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