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标题：Localized-itinerant dichotomy and unconventional magnetism in SrRu2O6
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作者：Satoshi Okamoto ; Masayuki Ochi ; Ryotaro Arita 等
期刊名称：Scientific Reports
电子版ISSN：2045-2322
出版年度：2017
卷号：7
期号：1
DOI：10.1038/s41598-017-08503-y
语种：English
出版社：Springer Nature
摘要：Electron correlations tend to generate local magnetic moments that usually order if the lattices are not too frustrated. The hexagonal compound SrRu2O6 has a relatively high Neel temperature but small local moments, which seem to be at odds with the nominal valence of Ru(5+) in the [Formula: see text] configuration. Here, we investigate the electronic property of SrRu2O6 using density functional theory (DFT) combined with dynamical-mean-field theory (DMFT). We find that the strong hybridization between Ru d and O p states results in a Ru valence that is closer to +4, leading to the small ordered moment ~1.2 μ B . While this is consistent with a DFT prediction, correlation effects are found to play a significant role. The local moment per Ru site remains finite ~2.3 μ B in the whole temperature range investigated. Due to the lower symmetry, the t 2g manifold is split and the quasiparticle weight is renormalized significantly in the a 1g state, while the renormalization in [Formula: see text] states is about a factor of 2-3 weaker. Our theoretical Neel temperature ~700 K is in reasonable agreement with experimental observations. SrRu2O6 is a unique system in which localized and itinerant electrons coexist with the proximity to an orbitally-selective Mott transition within the t 2g sector.