Article Pressure-induced large valence transitions in Yb-Cu binary intermetallic systems

Hitoshi Yamaoka ORCID ; Ayako Ohmura ORCID ; Naohito Tsujii SAMURAI ORCID (National Institute for Materials ScienceROR) ; Hirofumi Ishii ORCID ; Nozomu Hiraoka ORCID ; Hitoshi Sato ORCID ; Masahiro Sawada ORCID

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Hitoshi Yamaoka, Ayako Ohmura, Naohito Tsujii, Hirofumi Ishii, Nozomu Hiraoka, Hitoshi Sato, Masahiro Sawada. Pressure-induced large valence transitions in Yb-Cu binary intermetallic systems. Physical Review B. 2024, 109 (15), 155147. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.109.155147
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Electronic and crystal structures of YbCu, YbCu2, and YbCu6.5 were studied by high-resolution X-ray absorption spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction under pressure. YbCu exhibited a first-order transition with a sudden change in the Yb valence at 4 GPa without a structural transition. YbCu2 showed a gradual Yb valence change up to 11.8 GPa. Anomalous re-entrant valence transition to a lower valence state was found in YbCu6.5 at 3-4 GPa without a structural transition.

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Keyword: Yb compound, valence, pressure, X-ray absorption

Date published: 2024-04-17

Publisher: American Physical Society (APS)

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  • Physical Review B (ISSN: 1550235X) vol. 109 issue. 15 155147

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  • National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center 2017B4260
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 18K18743
  • National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center 2017B4267
  • National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center 2018A4258
  • National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center 2018A4141
  • National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center 2017-2-179
  • National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center 2018-1-039
  • National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center 2018-1-012
  • National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center 2018-2-267
  • National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center 17AG009
  • National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center 18AG003

Manuscript type: Author's version (Accepted manuscript)

MDR DOI: https://doi.org/10.48505/nims.4846

First published URL: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.109.155147

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