Role of correlation and spin-orbit coupling in $$\text {LuB}_{4}$$ LuB 4: a first principles study

Ismail Sk, Joydeep Chatterjee, Arghya Taraphder and Nandan Pakhira ()
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Ismail Sk: Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya
Joydeep Chatterjee: Indian Institute of Technology
Arghya Taraphder: Indian Institute of Technology
Nandan Pakhira: Kazi Nazrul University

The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2025, vol. 98, issue 2, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract The recent observation of magnetization plateaus in rare-earth metallic tetraborides has drawn considerable attention to this class of materials. In this work, we investigate the electronic structure of one such canonical system, $$\text {LuB}_{4}$$ LuB 4 , using first-principles density functional theory together with Coulomb correlation and spin-orbit coupling (SOC). The electronic band structures show that $$\text {LuB}_{4}$$ LuB 4 is a non-magnetic correlated metal with a completely filled 4f shell. The projected density of states (DOS) shows a continuum at the Fermi level (FL), arising mainly from hybridized Lu d and B p orbitals, along with some discrete peaks well separated from the continuum. These peaks arise mainly due to core-level Lu s, p and 4f atomic orbitals. Upon inclusion of SOC, the discrete peak arising due to Lu p is split into two peaks with $$j = 1/2$$ j = 1 / 2 , $$j = 3/2$$ j = 3 / 2 while the peak arising from Lu 4f orbitals splits into two peaks with $$j = 5/2$$ j = 5 / 2 and $$j = 7/2$$ j = 7 / 2 . These peaks will give rise to multiplet structure in core-level X-ray photo-emission spectroscopy and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering. Inclusion of correlation effects pushes the Lu 4f peak away from the FL, while the qualitative features remain intact. The present calculations will lead to an effective low-energy model for future investigation of transport and other properties. Graphic abstract

Date: 2025
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