Kondo Takeshi, Ochi M, Nakayama M, Taniguchi H, Akebi S, Kuroda K, Arita M, Sakai S, Namatame H, Taniguchi M, Maeno Y, Arita R, Shin S
ISSP, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan.
Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.
Phys Rev Lett. 2016 Dec 9;117(24):247001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.247001.
We use a surface-selective angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and unveil the electronic nature on the topmost layer of Sr_{2}RuO_{4} crystal, consisting of slightly rotated RuO_{6} octahedrons. The γ band derived from the 4d_{xy} orbital is found to be about three times narrower than that for the bulk. This strongly contrasts with a subtle variation seen in the α and β bands derived from the one-dimensional 4d_{xz/yz}. This anomaly is reproduced by the dynamical mean-field theory calculations, introducing not only the on-site Hubbard interaction but also the significant Hund's coupling. We detect a coherence-to-incoherence crossover theoretically predicted for Hund's metals, which has been recognized only recently. The crossover temperature in the surface is about half that of the bulk, indicating that the naturally generated monolayer of reconstructed Sr_{2}RuO_{4} is extremely correlated and well isolated from the underlying crystal.
我们使用表面选择性角分辨光电子能谱,揭示了由略微旋转的RuO₆八面体组成的Sr₂RuO₄晶体最顶层的电子性质。发现源自4dₓy轨道的γ带比体相中的γ带宽约三倍窄。这与源自一维4dₓz/yz的α和β带中观察到的细微变化形成强烈对比。这种异常现象通过动态平均场理论计算得以重现,该计算不仅引入了在位哈伯德相互作用,还引入了显著的洪德耦合。我们检测到了理论上预测的洪德金属的相干到非相干转变,这一转变直到最近才被认识到。表面的转变温度约为体相的一半,这表明自然形成的重构Sr₂RuO₄单层具有极强的关联性,并且与下层晶体很好地隔离。