Observation of itinerant 5f states in thorium metal

B. W. Veal; D. D. Koelling; A. J. Freeman

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.30.1061

Observation of itinerant 5f states in thorium metal

B. W. Veal^*, D. D. Koelling, A. J. Freeman

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Normal-incidence reflectivity measurements between 0.5 and 6 eV on thorium metal reveal the existence of bandlike (or itinerant) f states several electron volts above the Fermi energy. The predictions of relativistic band-structure determinations are in qualitative agreement with experiment. This study provides the first direct observation and characterization of 5f electrons in metals as being itinerant in nature and unlike the 4f states in the rare earths.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1061-1064
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	30
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.30.1061
State	Published - 1973

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