Absorption spectra of the mixed chain nickelates ((NdxY1-x)2BaNiO5 were measured for different x. Experimentally two evidences for the presence of non-equivalent rare-earth centers (NEREC) were found. First, the ...Absorption spectra of the mixed chain nickelates ((NdxY1-x)2BaNiO5 were measured for different x. Experimentally two evidences for the presence of non-equivalent rare-earth centers (NEREC) were found. First, the linewidths show a very strong broadening for x when the calculated distribution over NEREC is wide. Second, a compficated lineshape of the lowest-frequency line in the region of the 4I9/2→4I1/2 electronic lransition is in good agreement with statistics of NEREC. A simple modeling for the line broadening due to NEREC is suggested.展开更多
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文摘Absorption spectra of the mixed chain nickelates ((NdxY1-x)2BaNiO5 were measured for different x. Experimentally two evidences for the presence of non-equivalent rare-earth centers (NEREC) were found. First, the linewidths show a very strong broadening for x when the calculated distribution over NEREC is wide. Second, a compficated lineshape of the lowest-frequency line in the region of the 4I9/2→4I1/2 electronic lransition is in good agreement with statistics of NEREC. A simple modeling for the line broadening due to NEREC is suggested.