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Electronic Structure of δ-Pu and PuCoGa5 from Photoemission and the Mixed Level Model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

John J. Joyce ,
John M. Wills ,
Tomasz Durakiewicz ,
Elzbieta Guziewicz ,
Martin T. Butterfield ,
Aloysius J. Arko ,
David P. Moore ,
John L. Sarrao ,
Luis A. Morales  and
Olle Eriksson
John J. Joyce
Affiliation:
Condensed Matter & Thermal Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, U.S.A.
John M. Wills
Affiliation:
Theoretical Division, LANL
Tomasz Durakiewicz
Affiliation:
Condensed Matter & Thermal Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, U.S.A.
Elzbieta Guziewicz
Affiliation:
Condensed Matter & Thermal Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, U.S.A.
Martin T. Butterfield
Affiliation:
Condensed Matter & Thermal Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, U.S.A.
Aloysius J. Arko
Affiliation:
Condensed Matter & Thermal Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, U.S.A.
David P. Moore
Affiliation:
Nuclear Materials Technology Division, LANL
John L. Sarrao
Affiliation:
Condensed Matter & Thermal Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, U.S.A.
Luis A. Morales
Affiliation:
Nuclear Materials Technology Division, LANL
Olle Eriksson
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Uppsala University, Box 530, Sweden
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Abstract

The electronic structure of δ-phase Pu metal and the Pu-based superconductor PuCoGa5 is explored using photoelectron spectroscopy and a novel theoretical scheme. Excellent agreement between calculation and experiment defines a path forward for understanding electronic structure aspects of Pu-based materials. The photoemission results show two separate regions of 5f electron spectral intensity, one at the Fermi energy and another centered 1.2 eV below the Fermi level. A comparison is made between the photoemission data and five computational schemes for δ-Pu. The results for δ-Pu and PuCoGa5 indicate 5f electron behavior on the threshold between localized and itinerant and a broader framework for understanding the fundamental electronic properties of the Pu 5f levels in general within two configurations, one localized and one itinerant.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 802: Symposium DD – Actinides - Basic Science, Applications, and Technology , 2003 , DD7.3
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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