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We study the resonant x-ray magnetic scattering (RXMS) around the K edge of Ni in the antiferromagnet NiO, by treating the 4p states of Ni as a band and the 3d states as localized states. We propose a mechanism that the 4p states are…
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PuCoGa$_5$ has emerged as a prototypical heavy-fermion superconductor, with its transition temperature ($T_c\simeq18.5$ K) being the highest amongst such materials. Nonetheless, a clear description as to what drives the superconducting…
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