Dual nature of 5$f$ electrons in the isostructural UM${}_2$Si${}_2$ family: from antiferro- to Pauli paramagnetism via hidden order

Andrea Amorese, Martin Sundermann, Brett Leedahl +16

Using inelastic x-ray scattering beyond the dipole limit and hard x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy we establish the dual nature of the U $5f$ electrons in UM${}_2$Si${}_2$ (M = Pd, Ni,…