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京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(理学) / 甲第24964号 / 理博第4989号 / 新制||理||1712(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院理学研究科化学専攻 / (主査)准教授 倉重 佑輝, 教授 渡邊 一也, 教授 林 重彦 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Science / Kyoto University / DGAM

The layered iridates such as Sr2IrO4 and Sr3Ir2O7, have attracted substantial attention due to their novel electronic states originating from strong spin-orbit coupling and electron-correlation. Recent studies have revealed the possibilities of novel phases such as topological insulators, Weyl semimetals, and even a potential high-Tc superconducting state with a d-wave gap. However, there are still controversial issues regarding the fundamental electronic structure of these systems: the origin of the insulating gap is disputed as arising either from an antiferromagnetic ordering, i.e. Slater scheme or electron-correlation, i.e. Mott scheme. Moreover, it is a formidable task to unveil the physics of layered iridates due to the limited number of available materials for experimental characterizations. One way to overcome this limit and extend our investigation of the layered iridates is using metastable materials. These materials which are far from their equilibrium state, often have mechanical, electronic, and magnetic properties that different from their thermodynamically stable phases. However, these materials cannot be synthesized using thermodynamic equilibrium processes. One way to synthesize these materials is by using pulsed laser deposition (PLD). PLD is able to generate nonequilibrium material phases through the use of substrate strain and deposition conditions. Using this method, we have synthesized several thermodynamically metastable iridate thin-films and have investigated their electronic and optical properties. Synthesizing and investigating metastable iridates opens a path to expand the tunability further than the ability of the bulk methods. This thesis consists of four studies on metastable layered iridate thin film systems. In the first study, three-dimensional Mott variable-range hopping transport with decreased characteristic temperatures under lattice strain or isovalent doping has been observed in Sr2IrO4 thin films. Application of lattice strain or isovalent doping exerts metastable chemical pressure in the compounds, which changes both the bandwidth and electronic hopping. The variation of the characteristic temperature under lattice strain or isovalent doping implies that the density of states near the Fermi energy is reconstructed. The increased density of states in the Sr2IrO4 thin films with strain and isovalent doping could facilitate a condition to induce unprecedented electronic properties, opening a way for electronic device applications. In the second study, the effects of tuning the bandwidth via chemical pressure (i.e., Ca and Ba doping) on the optical properties of Sr2IrO4 epitaxial thin films has been investigated. Substitution of Sr by Ca and Ba ions exerts metastable chemical pressure in the system, which changes both the bandwidth and electronic hopping. The optical conductivity results of these thin films suggest that the two-peak-like optical conductivity spectra of the layered iridates originates from the overlap between the optically-forbidden spin-orbit exciton and the inter-site optical transitions within the Jeff = ½ band, which is consistent with the results obtained from a multi-orbital Hubbard model calculation. In the third study, thermodynamically metastable Ca2IrO4 thin- films have been synthesized. Since the perovskite structure of Ca2IrO4 is not thermodynamically stable, its bulk crystals do not exist in nature. We have synthesized the layered perovskite phase Ca2IrO4 thin- films from a polycrystalline hexagonal bulk crystal using an epitaxial stabilization technique. The smaller A-site in this compound compared to Sr2IrO4 and Ba2IrO4, increases the octahedral rotation and tilting, which enhance electron-correlation. The enhanced electron-correlation is consistent with the observation of increased gap energy in this compound. This study suggest that the epitaxial stabilization of metastable-phase thin-films can be used effectively for investigating complex-oxide systems. Finally, structural, transport, and optical properties of tensile strained (Sr1-xLax)3Ir2O7 (x = 0, 0.025, 0.05) thin-films have been investigated. While high-Tc superconductivity is predicted in the system, all of the samples are insulating. The insulating behavior of the La-doped Sr3Ir2O7 thin-films is presumably due to disorder-induced localization and ineffective electron-doping of La, which brings to light the intriguing difference between epitaxial thin films and bulk single crystals of the iridates. These studies thoroughly investigate a wide array of novel electronic and optical phenomena via tuning the relative strengths of electron correlation, electronic bandwidth, and spin-orbit coupling using perturbations such as chemical doping, and the stabilization of metastable phases in the layered iridates.

Graphene is foreseen to be the basis of future electronics owing to its ultra thin structure, extremely high charge carrier mobility,  high thermal conductivity etc., which are expected to overcome the size limitation and heat dissipation problem in silicon based transistors. But these great prospects are hindered by the metallic nature of pristine graphene even at charge neutrality point, which allows to flow current even when a transistor is switched off. A part  of the thesis is dedicated to invoke electronic band gaps in graphene to overcome this problem. The concept of quantum confinement has been employed to tune the band gaps in graphene by  dimensional confinement along with the functionalization of the edges of these confined nanostructures. Thermodynamic stability of the functionalized zigzag edges with hydrogen, fluorine and reconstructed edges has been presented in the thesis. Keeping an eye towards the same goal of band gap opening,  a different route has been considered by admixing insulating hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) with semimetal graphene. The idea has been implemented in two  dimensional h-BN-graphene composites and three dimensional stacked heterostructures. The study reveals the possibility of tuning band gaps by controlling the admixture. Occurrence of defects in graphene has significant effect on its electronic properties. By random insertion of defects, amorphous graphene is studied, revealing a semi-metal to a metal transition. The field of molecular electronics and spintronics aims towards device realization at the molecular scale. In this thesis, different aspects of magnetic bistability in organometallic molecules have been explored in order to design  practical spintronics devices. Manipulation of spin states in organometallic molecules, specifically metal porphyrin molecules, is achieved by controlling surface–molecule interaction. It has been shown that by strain engineering in defected graphene, the magnetic state of adsorbed molecules can be changed. The spin crossover between different spin states can also be achieved by chemisorption on magnetic surfaces. A significant part of the thesis demonstrates that the surface-molecule interaction not only changes the spin state of the molecule, but allows to manipulate magnetic anisotropies and spin dipole moments via modified ligand fields. Finally, in collaboration with experimentalists, a practical realization of switching surface–molecule magnetic interactions by external magnetic fields is demonstrated.

Orientador: Rogerio Custodio / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-12T23:54:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Angelotti_WagnerFernandoDelfino_D.pdf: 827045 bytes, checksum: 044a9aecfaec7ac3e14153480c625d9f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: Esta tese explorou diferentes objetivos envolvendo o método Monte Carlo Quântico, dos quais se destacam: avaliação do método convencional em propriedades eletrônicas; formalização das relações existentes entre a teoria de matriz densidade e os métodos Monte Carlo Quântico Variacional e de Difusão; estudo da correlação eletrônica com diferentes funções correlacionadas e também através de método misto envolvendo a teoria de perturbação e o Monte Carlo Quântico Variacional; aplicações para átomos do primeiro e segundo período da tabela periódica e moléculas diatômicas. Experimentos computacionais com o método Monte Carlo Quântico e separação de spins foram realizados produzindo excelentes resultados para cálculos de potenciais de ionização sucessivos para átomos, ionização atômica e molecular e construção de curvas de potencial para moléculas simples. Foram ainda obtidas duas formulações analíticas que descrevem exatamente o vínculo formal entre a matriz densidade e o Monte Carlo Quântico. Esta associação proporcionou ótimos resultados para os métodos Variacional e de Difusão, apresentando semelhanças e significativas diferenças quando comparado ao tratamento convencional com respeito à estrutura nodal para cada estado eletrônico estudado. Além disso, a matriz densidade aliada às funções correlacionadas é capaz de recuperar parte da correlação eletrônica e torna possível a correção de funções de onda dentro da associação do Monte Carlo Quântico e teoria de perturbação. / Abstract: This thesis explored different goals involving the quantum Monte Carlo method, of which stand out: assessment of the conventional method in electronic properties; formalization of relations between the density matrix theory and the variational and diffusion quantum Monte Carlo methods; study of the electronic correlation with different correlated functions and also through mixed method involving the perturbation theory and variational quantum Monte Carlo; applications to atoms of the first and second period of the periodic table and diatomic molecules. Computational experiments with the quantum Monte Carlo method and separation of spins were achieved producing excellent results for calculations of successive ionization potentials for atoms, single ionization of atoms and simple molecules and calculation of potential curves for simple molecules. Two analytical formulations were obtained that describes exactly the formal link between the density matrix and quantum Monte Carlo. This association has provided excellent results for variational and diffusion methods, presenting similarities and significant differences when compared to conventional treatment with respect to the nodal structure for each electronic state studied. Furthermore, the density matrix together with correlated wave functions is able to recover part of the electronic correlation and makes possible the correction of the wave functions within the association of quantum Monte Carlo and perturbation theory. / Doutorado / Físico-Química / Doutor em Ciências

<p>Atomic physics plays an important role in determining the evolution stages in a wide range of laboratory and cosmic plasmas. Therefore, the main contribution to our ability to model, infer and control plasma sources is the knowledge of underlying atomic processes. Of particular importance are reliable low temperature dielectronic recombination (DR) rate coefficients.</p><p>This thesis provides systematically calculated DR rate coefficients of lithium-like beryllium and sodium ions via ∆n = 0 doubly excited resonant states. The calculations are based on complex-scaled relativistic many-body perturbation theory in an all-order formulation within the single- and double-excitation coupled-cluster scheme, including radiative corrections.</p><p>Comparison of DR resonance parameters (energy levels, autoionization widths, radiative transition probabilities and strengths) between our theoretical predictions and the heavy-ion storage rings experiments (CRYRING-Stockholm and TSRHeidelberg) shows good agreement.</p><p>The intruder state problem is a principal obstacle for general application of the coupled-cluster formalism on doubly excited states. Thus, we have developed a technique designed to avoid the intruder state problem. It is based on a convenient partitioning of the Hilbert space and reformulation of the conventional set of pairequations. The general aspects of this development are discussed, and the effectiveness of its numerical implementation (within the non-relativistic framework) is selectively illustrated on autoionizing doubly excited states of helium.</p>

L'avancement technologique des sources de rayonnement laser est tel qu'il permet désormais l'observation résolue en temps des phénomènes se déroulant dans les atomes et les molécules sous l'effet de champs intenses et de très courte durée. La complexité croissante de ces expériences et des processus auxquels elles s'intéressent suscite plusieurs questions à propos de la dynamique multiélectronique de ces systèmes. Par exemple, dans un travail récent portant sur la molécule de CO2, une technique d'imagerie moléculaire exploitant les interférences dans le signal d'émission des harmoniques élevées a été proposée. Ces interférences qui dépendent fortement de la géométrie moléculaire sont également influencées par divers effets multiélectroniques déterminant l'importance relative des différentes voies d'ionisation possibles de la molécule sondée rendant difficile leur interprétation. Il est donc très important de développer des modèles théoriques suffisamment précis pour pouvoir s'adresser à de telles interrogations. La compréhension du déroulement de ces processus permet d'avoir une meilleure emprise sur ceux-ci et de tirer une juste part de ce type d'expérience. Ainsi, nos développements méthodologiques récents s'inscrivent dans cette ambition de dévoiler la nature des effets multiélectroniques sur la dynamique des molécules polyélectroniques dirigées par un champ laser intense. Le développement complet de ce schéma général multi-configurationnel à champ auto-cohérent dépendant du temps (TDMCSCF) sera présenté et illustré avec quelques résultats préliminaires obtenus pour des systèmes simples. Finalement, on discutera de quelques applications utiles de l'étude de la dynamique électronique, telle que l'imagerie moléculaire dynamique. / Latest advances in laser sources are such that it is now possible to observe, in real-time, phenomena occurring in atoms and molecules under the effect of an intense and ultra-fast external field. The increasing complexity of these experiments and the processes under scrutiny give rise to a number of questions concerning the multielectron dynamics of such systems. For example, in a recent work on CO2 molecule, a molecular imaging technique exploiting interference structures in the high harmonic emission signal was proposed. Such interferences are directly correlated to the molecular geometry but are also influenced by diverse multielectron effects that govern the relative importance of possible ionization channels, making their interpretation difficult. The developement of accurate theoretical models capable of addressing such questionings thus takes a significant importance. The complete understanding of how these processes take place allow one to control them with better ease and to gain meaningful insights on these kinds of experiments. Therefore, our methodology developments are precisely intended to unveil the nature of multielectron effects on the dynamics of polyatomic molecules driven by intense laser fields. The complete development of a general Time-Dependent Multi-Configuration Self-Consistent Field (TDMCSCF) methodology \cite{Nguyen-Dang2007, Nguyen-Dang2009} will be presented and illustrated with preliminary results obtained for some simple molecular systems. Finally, some useful applications of the study of electron dynamics, such as dynamic molecular imaging, will be discussed.

Atomic physics plays an important role in determining the evolution stages in a wide range of laboratory and cosmic plasmas. Therefore, the main contribution to our ability to model, infer and control plasma sources is the knowledge of underlying atomic processes. Of particular importance are reliable low temperature dielectronic recombination (DR) rate coefficients. This thesis provides systematically calculated DR rate coefficients of lithium-like beryllium and sodium ions via ∆n = 0 doubly excited resonant states. The calculations are based on complex-scaled relativistic many-body perturbation theory in an all-order formulation within the single- and double-excitation coupled-cluster scheme, including radiative corrections. Comparison of DR resonance parameters (energy levels, autoionization widths, radiative transition probabilities and strengths) between our theoretical predictions and the heavy-ion storage rings experiments (CRYRING-Stockholm and TSRHeidelberg) shows good agreement. The intruder state problem is a principal obstacle for general application of the coupled-cluster formalism on doubly excited states. Thus, we have developed a technique designed to avoid the intruder state problem. It is based on a convenient partitioning of the Hilbert space and reformulation of the conventional set of pairequations. The general aspects of this development are discussed, and the effectiveness of its numerical implementation (within the non-relativistic framework) is selectively illustrated on autoionizing doubly excited states of helium.

This thesis concerns multi-ionization coincidence measurements of atoms and small molecules using a magnetic bottle time-of-flight (TOF) spectrometer designed for multi-electron coincidence studies. Also, a time-of-flight mass spectrometer has been used together with the TOF electron  spectrometer for electron-ion coincidence measurements. The multi-ionization processes have been studied by employing a pulsed discharge lamp in the vacuum ultraviolet spectral region and synchrotron radiation in the soft X-ray region. The designs of the spectrometers are described in some detail, and several timing schemes suitable for the light sources mentioned above are presented. Studies have been performed on krypton, molecular oxygen, carbon disulfide and a series of alcohol molecules. For the latter, double ionization spectra have been recorded and new information has been obtained on the dicationic states. A recently found rule-of-thumb  and quantum chemical calculations have been used to quantify the effective distance of the two vacancies in the dications of these molecules. For Kr, O2, and CS2, single-photon core-valence spectra have been obtained at the synchrotron radiation facility BESSY II in Berlin and interpreted on the basis of quantum chemical calculations. These spectra show a remarkable similarity to conventional valence photoelectron spectra. Spectra of triply charged ions were recorded, also at BESSY II, for Kr and CS2 by measuring, in coincidence, all three electrons ejected. The complex transition channels leading to tricationic states were mapped in substantial detail for Kr. It was found that for 3d-ionized krypton, the tricationic states are dominantly populated by cascade Auger decays via distinct intermediate states whose energies have been determined. The triple ionization spectra of CS2 from the direct double Auger effect via S2p, S2s and C1s hole states contain several resolved features and show selectivity based on the initial charge localisation and on the identity of the initial state.

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