Crystal field and magnetic structure of UO$_{2}$

Details Crystal field and magnetic structure of UO$_{2}$ Crystal field and magnetic structure of UO$_{2}$

2010-06-21

arxiv.org/abs/1006.3988v2

Phys. Rev. B 83, 085106 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

16 pages, 4 figures, 3 tables. To appear in PRB

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.83.085106

The properties of UO$_{2}$ result from rich $f$-electron physics, including electronic Coulomb interactions, spin-orbit and crystal field effects, as well as inter-ionic multipolar coupling. We present a comprehensive theoretical study of the electronic structure of UO$_{2}$ using a combined application of self-consistent DFT+$U$ calculations and a model Hamiltonian. The $\Gamma_{5}$ ground state of U$^{4+}$ and the energies of crystal field excitations $\Gamma_{5} \rightarrow \Gamma_{3,4,1}$ are reproduced in very good agreement with experiment. We also investigate competing non-collinear magnetic structures and confirm 3-k as the T=0 K ground state magnetic structure of UO$_2$.

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