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Investigating the electronic states of UTe2 using X-ray spectroscopy

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Abstract The recent discovery of superconductivity in paramagnetic UTe 2 turns spotlight on a serious candidate for spin-triplet state. To draw a complete picture of the superconducting state in UTe 2 precise knowledge of the electronic properties of the 5 f states of Uranium is missing. We report on x-ray absorption and magnetic circular dichroism experiments performed at the U M 4,5 edges at 2.7 K. At ambient pressure the 5 f electron count is found to be in-between 2.6 and 2.8. Partial delocalization of the 5 f electrons is further confirmed by the reduced value of the U orbital to spin magnetic moment ratio. The 5 f count is reduced by as large as 7 percent at the transition to a magnetically ordered state at P c ≈ 1.5 GPa. At pressures above 4 GPa, the 5 f count increases back towards U 3+ in the tetragonal phase. The observed “valence instabilities” and their interplay with magnetism seem to be important ingredients to understand the electronic structure in UTe 2 in different phases.

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hal-04096533 , version 1 (12-05-2023)

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Fabrice Wilhelm, Jean-Pierre Sanchez, Daniel Braithwaite, Georg Knebel, Gérard Lapertot, et al.. Investigating the electronic states of UTe2 using X-ray spectroscopy. Communications Physics, 2023, 6 (1), pp.96. ⟨10.1038/s42005-023-01220-1⟩. ⟨hal-04096533⟩
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