Direct observation of orbital magnetism in cubic solids

• Published in: Physical review letters Vol. 93; no. 7; p. 077205
• Main Authors: Brewer, W D, Scherz, A, Sorg, C, Wende, H, Baberschke, K, Bencok, P, Frota-Pessôa, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 13.08.2004

We present x-ray magnetic circular dichroism determinations of the orbital/spin magnetic moment ratios of dilute 3d-series impurities in Au (and Cu) host matrices. This is the first direct measurement of considerable orbital moments in cubic symmetry for a localized impurity in a bulk metal host. It...