Unusual superexchange pathways in a Ni triangular lattice of NiGa${}_2$S${}_4$ with negative charge-transfer energy

Abstract

We have studied the electronic structure of the Ni triangular lattice in NiGa${}_2$S${}_4$ using photoemission spectroscopy and subsequent model calculations. The cluster-model analysis of the Ni 2$p$ core-level spectrum shows that the S 3$p$ to Ni 3$d$ charge-transfer energy is $\sim$ -1 eV and the ground state is dominated by the $d^{9}L$ configuration ($L$ is a S 3$p$ hole). Cell perturbation analysis for the NiS${}_2$ triangular lattice indicates that the strong S 3$p$ hole character of the ground state provides the enhanced superexchange interaction between the third nearest neighbor sites.

10 pages, 5 figures, accepted to PRL

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