Spin-charge-lattice coupling in YBaCuFeO                         5: Optical properties and first-principles calculations

H. W. Chen; Y. W. Chen; J. L. Kuo; Y. C. Lai; F. C. Chou; C. H. Du; H. L. Liu

doi:10.1038/s41598-019-39031-6

Spin-charge-lattice coupling in YBaCuFeO ₅: Optical properties and first-principles calculations

H. W. Chen
, Y. W. Chen
, J. L. Kuo
, Y. C. Lai
, F. C. Chou
, C. H. Du
, H. L. Liu^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Physics

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We combined spectroscopic ellipsometry, Raman scattering spectroscopy, and first-principles calculations to explore the optical properties of YBaCuFeO ₅ single crystals. Measuring the optical absorption spectrum of YBaCuFeO ₅ at room temperature revealed a direct optical band gap at approximately 1.41 eV and five bands near 1.69, 2.47, 3.16, 4.26, and 5.54 eV. Based on first-principles calculations, the observed optical excitations were appropriately assigned. Analysis of the temperature dependence of the band gap indicated anomalies in antiferromagnetic phase transition at 455 and 175 K. Additionally, a hardening in the frequency of the E _g phonon mode was observed at 175 K. The value of the spin–phonon coupling constant was 15.7 mRy/Å ² . These results suggest a complex nature of spin–charge–lattice interactions in YBaCuFeO ₅ .

Original language	English
Article number	3223
Journal	Scientific reports
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-39031-6
Publication status	Published - 2019 Dec 1

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