Research report 2019 - Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids

Direct imaging of orbitals in quantum materials

Authors
Tjeng, Liu Hao
Departments
Physik korrelierter Materie
Summary
The search for new quantum materials with novel properties is often focused on materials containing transition-metal or rare-earth elements. The presence of the atomic-like d or f orbitals provides a fruitful playground to generate novel phenomena. In order to efficiently design and tune the materials, it is essential to identify the d or f orbitals that actively participate in the formation of the ground state. Here we developed a new experimental method that circumvents the need for theory and instead provides the information as measured.

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