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Pressure-dependent electronic structures in multiferroic DyMnO3:
A combined lifetime-broadening-suppressed x-ray absorption
spectroscopy and ab initio electronic structure study
J. M. Chen,1,a?,b?J. M. Lee,1,2T. L. Chou,1S. A. Chen,1S. W. Huang,1,2H. T. Jeng,3,a?,c?
K. T. Lu,1T. H. Chen,1Y. C. Liang,1S. W. Chen,1W. T. Chuang,1H.-S. Sheu,1
N. Hiraoka,1H. Ishii,1K. D. Tsuei,1Eugene Huang,4C. M. Lin,5and T. J. Yang2
1National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC), Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan, Republic of China
2Department of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan, Republic
of China
3Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China
4Center for General Education, Chung Chou Institute of Technology, Changhua County 510, Taiwan,
Republic of China
5Department of Applied Science, National Hsinchu University of Education, Hsinchu 30014, Taiwan,
Republic of China
?Received 18 March 2010; accepted 26 August 2010; published online 19 October 2010?
Variations in the electronic structure and structural distortion in multiferroic DyMnO3were probed
by synchrotron x-ray diffraction, lifetime-broadening-suppressed x-ray absorption spectroscopy
?XAS?, and ab initio electronic structure calculations. The refined x-ray diffraction data enabled an
observation of a diminished local Jahn–Teller distortion of Mn sites within MnO6octahedra in
DyMnO3on applying the hydrostatic pressure. The intensity of the white line in Mn K-edge x-ray
absorption spectra of DyMnO3progressively increased with the increasing pressure. With the
increasing hydrostatic pressure, the absorption threshold of an Mn K-edge spectra of DyMnO3
shifted toward a greater energy, whereas the pre-edge line slightly shifted to a smaller energy. We
provide the spectral evidence for the pressure-induced bandwidth broadening for manganites. The
intensity enhancement of the white line in Mn K-edge spectra is attributed to a diminished Jahn–
Tellerdistortion of MnO6
octahedra incompressed
pressure-dependent XAS spectra with the ab initio electronic structure calculations and full
calculations of multiple scattering using the code FDMNES shows the satisfactory agreement
between experimental and calculated Mn K-edge spectra. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.
DyMnO3. A comparison ofthe
Perovskite manganites RMnO3and hole-doped mangan-
ites of composition R1−xAxMnO3?rare-earth ions R and
alkaline-earth ions A? exhibit fascinating physical properties,
such as charge and orbital ordering,1–3metal-insulator
colossal magnetoresistance,5–9
percolative phase
multiferroicity.17–24In many such phenomena, the electronic
properties are related intimately to the crystal lattice, through
a complicated interplay between the crystal lattice, spin,
charge, and orbital degrees of freedom.25–29In particular,
magnetoelectrics, in which magnetism and ferroelectricity
coexist and are mutually coupled have attracted renewed at-
tention because of both their intrinsic scientific interest and
prospective applications in novel magnetoelectric and
magneto-optical devices. The magnetoelectric effect signifies
an electric polarization generated with a magnetic field or a
magnetization generated with an electric field in a material.
Multiferroicity has been observed in such manganites as
TbMnO3, DyMnO3, and TbMn2O5.17–19
Figure 1 shows the crystal structure of orthorhombic
DyMnO3. The perovskite DyMnO3structure contains the
corner-sharing MnO6octahedra with the Mn ion at their cen-
ters and Dy occupying holes between the octahedra. The
small radius of the Dy ion in RMnO3produces a cooperative
buckling and tilting of the corner-shared MnO6octahedra
known as GdFeO3distortions. At an ambient pressure and
temperature, the perovskite DyMnO3structure distorts to
orthorhombic Pbnm symmetry. The MnO6octahedron in
DyMnO3is highly distorted, and tilted with an average Mn–
O–Mn bond angle of ?145° in the plane to be compared
with a value of ?155° in LaMnO3. The Jahn–Teller ?JT?
distortion of the Mn3+O6octahedra in DyMnO3produces
Mn–O bonds in three pairs: one Mn–O1 for apical bonds
along the c axis, and two Mn–O2 for equatorial bonds in the
ab plane. In the basal ab plane, long Mn–O2?l? ?2.22 Å? and
short Mn–O2?s? bonds ?1.89 Å? alternate.
DyMnO3shows an incommensurate crystallographic su-
perstructure below the Néel temperature ?TN=39 K? corre-
sponding to a sinusoidal antiferromagnetic ordering of the
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Mn moments along the b axis. The transition ?T?18 K? to a
noncollinear spiral magnetic ordering in which inversion
symmetry is broken is accompanied with a large spontaneous
electric polarization along the c axis ??2?10−3C m−2?.30
The appearance of ferroelectricity at the transition into the
spiral structure of RMnO3with R=Tb, Dy, and Gd was ex-
plained microscopically in terms of a spin supercurrent ac-
cording to Pe=?eij??Si?Sj?, in which appear electric po-
larization Pe, magnetic moments Siand Sj, the unit vector eij
connecting sites i and j, and factor ?, which is proportional
to the transfer integral.31The magnetoelectric effect is thus
correlated closely with the noncollinear spin configurations
induced by a significant cooperative Jahn–Teller distortion of
MnO6octahedra and a large octahedral tilt angle.32The JT
distortion and tilt angle of MnO6octahedra in DyMnO3can
become modified when smaller ions or divalent cations are
incorporated into the rare-earth sites or when hydrostatic
pressure is applied.33In addition to the induced structural
disorders, doping with divalent cations or monovalent cat-
ions into rare-earth sites in RMnO3generally complicates the
electronic structure, producing mixed valence states or
oxygen-deficient states.33,34External pressure is therefore an
ideal tool to tune the extent of the JT distortion in rare-earth
The insulator-metal transition ?IMT? of rare-earth man-
ganites mediated with an external hydrostatic pressure is
reported.35,36The variation of electron bandwidth under hy-
drostatic pressure is proposed to serve as a driving force to
induce the IMT of rare-earth manganites,35but the spectral
evidence for a pressure-induced bandwidth variation of man-
ganites is still sparse. X-ray absorption spectra ?XAS? with
chemical selectivity provide insight complementary to dif-
fraction measurements into the local environment around an
absorber atom of a material under pressure. The K-edge ab-
sorption spectra of transition-metal oxides reveal a strong
dependence on the charge distribution and symmetry distor-
tions of the probed site in a material,37–39but 1s core-hole
lifetime broadening ??1.15 eV? in absorption precludes ob-
taining the spectra at high resolution, particularly the pre-
edge features in the K-edge absorption spectra of transition-
metal compounds.
In this work, we applied techniques derived from a reso-
nant inelastic x-ray scattering called the lifetime broadening
suppressed x-ray absorption spectroscopy in the partial fluo-
rescence yield.40The K-edge XAS spectra at high resolution,
particularly in the pre-edge region, provide an accurate spec-
tral information about the electronic structure and local
structure of a material under pressure. The dependence of the
orthorhombic Pbnm perovskite structure of RMnO3?R=Dy,
Gd, and Tb? on temperature and magnetic field is
known,17–19but the effect of hydrostatic pressure on highly
distorted multiferroic DyMnO3is less investigated. In this
work, we probed the variations of electronic structure and
structural distortion in orthorhombic DyMnO3under external
hydrostatic pressure using combined XAS and x-ray diffrac-
tion ?XRD? techniques. The pressure-dependent Mn K-edge
XAS spectra were compared with the results of the ab initio
electronic structure calculations and full multiple-scattering
calculations using the code FDMNES.41
Polycrystalline DyMnO3was synthesized with a conven-
tional citrate-gel process. Dy2O3and MnO in stoichiometric
proportions were dissolved in aqueous solutions of citric and
nitric acids. The solution was heated at 95 °C until a spongy
gel was formed, and then heated at a higher temperature to
produce dark-colored ashes. These ground ashes were first
calcinated at 600 °C in air to remove organic residues, and
then further calcinated 950 °C in air for 12 h to obtain ad-
equate crystallinity. Orthorhombic DyMnO3of satisfactory
quality was used for the subsequent high pressure experi-
The dependence of an Mn K-edge x-ray absorption on
pressure was measured at the Taiwan inelastic x-ray scatter-
ing beamline BL12XU in SPring-8.42The synchrotron radia-
tion from an undulator was made monochromatic with a
Si?111? double-crystal monochromator and focused to a spot
?16?20 ?m2full width at half maximum ?FWHM? in a
diamond-anvil pressure cell using two mirrors in a
Kilpatrick–Baez ?KB? geometry. The emitted x-ray fluores-
cence was analyzed with a spectrometer comprising a syn-
chronously moving, spherically bent Si ?440? analyzer and a
photon-counting detector on the 1-m-armed Rowland circle.
The overall resolution, which is evaluated from the quasi-
elastic scattering from the sample, had a FWHM of 0.9 eV.
The incident energy was calibrated with the known Mn
K-edge absorption inflection point at 6539 eV of an Mn foil.
A sample DyMnO3as a finely grained powder was loaded
into a hole ?diameter 100 ?m? of a Be gasket mounted on a
Mao-Bell type diamond anvil cell ?culet size 550 ?m?. Sili-
cone oil served as a medium to transmit pressure. All mea-
surements were performed at room temperature. The applied
FIG. 1. Crystal structure of DyMnO3.
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hydrostatic pressure was averaged at multiple points through
the line shift of the ruby luminescence before and after each
spectral collection.
The pressure-dependent x-ray diffraction was measured
at the beamline BL01C2 of National Synchrotron Radiation
Research Center ?NSRRC? in Taiwan. The incident x rays
?wavelength 0.4959 Å, 25 keV? were generated from the
superconducting wavelength-shifter beamline with a Si?111?
double-crystal monochromator. The DyMnO3 powder as
grown was filled into the pinhole ?diameter of 235 ?m? of a
stainless-steel gasket with an Au powder as a pressure indi-
cator and a mixture of methanol-ethanol-water ?16:3:1? as a
pressure-transmitting medium in a diamond anvil cell ?Mao-
Bell type, culet size 550 ?m?. An Au powder standard was
used to determine precisely the wavelength and the distance
from the sample to the detector. The XRD pattern was re-
corded with a MAR345 imaging plate ?exposure duration
typically of ?20 min?. The one-dimensional XRD pattern
was converted with program FIT2D. The x-ray diffraction
data was structurally refined with the Rietveld method as
implemented in the general structure analysis system soft-
ware package.
In Fig. 2, the representative x-ray diffraction patterns of
orthorhombic DyMnO3over the hydrostatic pressure range
ambient to ?30 GPa at room temperature were reproduced.
Because of the decreased size of particles and the pressure
gradients in the sample upon applying an external pressure,
the x-ray diffraction peaks exhibit a gradual broadening with
an increasing pressure, as shown in Fig. 2.43In the entire
range of pressure up to 30 GPa, the crystal structure of
DyMnO3retains its initial Pbnm symmetry.
To deduce the complete crystal structure including lattice
parameters and atomic positions, we refined the x-ray pow-
der diffraction data with the Rietveld method up to ?8 GPa.
Figure 3 shows typical XRD patterns recorded at P=1.2 and
7.8 GPa with their corresponding Rietveld refinement. The
experimental XRD data and their Rietveld refinement agreed
satisfactorily according to the small magnitudes of the re-
siduals. The structural parameters of DyMnO3calculated
from the diffraction data for selected pressures are given in
Table I. Experimental XRD data and their Rietveld refine-
ment agreed satisfactorily according to the small values of
reliability parameters Rwp, Rp, and ?2shown in Table I. The
values of structural parameters obtained at ambient pressure
agree satisfactorily with those in the literature.44
To illuminate the detailed pressure-induced structural
distortion, we demonstrate in Fig. 4 the pressure dependence
of Mn–O distances including the apical distance Mn–O1 and
equatorial distances Mn–O2, and the in-plane Mn–O2–Mn
bond angle. These values are deduced from the structural
parameters in Table I. As noted from Fig. 4?a?, the short
equatorial bond Mn–O2?s? and the apical distance Mn–O1
remain virtually constant for a hydrostatic pressure less than
8 GPa, which is the largest effect being a shortening of the
long equatorial bond Mn–O2?l?.
This condition indicates that the Jahn–Teller distortion of
FIG. 2. Representative x-ray diffraction patterns of orthorhombic DyMnO3
for hydrostatic pressure in a range ambient to ?30 GPa.
FIG. 3. X-ray diffraction patterns for DyMnO3?circles? with their Rietveld
refinement ?solid line? and residuals for pressures ?a? P=1.2 GPa and ?b?
P=7.9 GPa. The first row of the vertical marks at an individual pressure
corresponds to calculated peak positions of DyMnO3and the second row to
the Au reference as a pressure indicator.
Pressure-dependent x-ray absorption of DyMnO3
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the MnO6octahedra in DyMnO3becomes suppressed upon
applying an external hydrostatic pressure. A similar observa-
tion is reported for LaMnO3under hydrostatic pressure.45As
noted from Fig. 4?b?, the Mn–O2–Mn bond angle increases
monotonically with an increasing hydrostatic pressure. Ac-
cordingly, the in-plane Mn–O2–Mn tilt angle of two adjacent
MnO6octahedra ?i.e., ?180°—Mn–O2–Mn bond angle?/2?
decreases monotonically with an increasing pressure. From
the observation in Fig. 4, we infer a gradual symmetrization
of the MnO6JT-distorted octahedra in DyMnO3with an in-
creasing pressure.
In Fig. 5, the high-resolution Mn K-edge XAS spectra of
polycrystalline DyMnO3collected at various pressures up to
?22 GPa were reproduced. The spectra were obtained as a
partial fluorescence yield with the spectrometer energy fixed
at the maximum of the Mn K?13line. The Mn K-edge XAS
spectrum of DyMnO3at ambient pressure contains two well
resolved prepeaks in the pre-edge region ?labeled P1 and P2?
and an asymmetric white line ?labeled B? with a shoulder on
the side of small energy, and a broad peak ?labeled C? at a
greater photon energy.
As noted from Fig. 5, the Mn K-edge XAS spectra of
DyMnO3at various pressures exhibit only a slight modifica-
tion, implying that the local atomic environment about Mn in
DyMnO3is not greatly altered under an external hydrostatic
pressure up to ?22 GPa, which is consistent with the
present XRD results. With an increasing external pressure,
the intensity of the white line labeled B ?6555–6565 eV? in
the Mn K-edge spectra of DyMnO3increased progressively,
whereas the shoulder of the white line became gradually sup-
pressed, as shown in the insets of Fig. 5. At a greater pres-
sure, the shape of the white line gradually became symmet-
ric. With an increasing hydrostatic pressure, the absorption
threshold labeled A and the broad peak labeled C in the Mn
K-edge spectra of DyMnO3continuously shifted toward
greater energy, whereas the pre-edge peak labeled P1 gradu-
ally shifted to smaller energy. Pre-edge peak P1 in Fig. 5 at
P=22 GPa shifted to a smaller energy, ?0.3 eV, which is
relative to that at P=0.3 GPa, as shown in the insets of
Fig. 5.
To ensure an accurate assignment of the pre-edge fea-
tures labeled P1 and P2 in Fig. 4, we performed band-
structure calculations for orthorhombic DyMnO3 in an
A-type antiferromagnetic structure based on the experimen-
tal lattice parameters, as listed in Table I with 20 atoms in the
TABLE I. Room-temperature structural parameters for DyMnO3?Pbnm? at
four selected pressures calculated from the x-ray diffraction data.
01.2 4.7 7.9
Lattice parameters
5.265 81?8?
5.826 11?9?
7.366 45?11?
5.279 65?9?
5.844 20?10?
7.377 31?12?
5.227 91?12?
5.775 75?14?
7.336 34?17?
5.197 85?11?
5.738 49?12?
7.312 01?15?
Atomic positions
0.982 77?25?
0.082 32?14?
0.982 42?30?
0.082 66?17?
0.980 70?40?
0.082 04?23?
0.981 90?40?
0.080 86?19?
Reliability factors
FIG. 4. Pressure dependence of ?a? Mn–O distances including apical dis-
tance Mn–O1 and equatorial distance Mn–O2, and ?b? Mn–O2–Mn bond
angle of distorted MnO6octahedra in DyMnO3.
FIG. 5. High-resolution Mn K-edge XAS spectra, recorded by the partial
fluorescence yield, of polycrystalline DyMnO3at various pressures up to
?22 GPa. The insets show an enlarged pre-edge region and near the
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unit cell. The band-structure calculations were performed us-
ing the full-potential projected augmented wave method
implemented in the Vienna ab initio simulation package
within the generalized gradient approximation plus on-site
Coulomb interaction U ?GGA+U? scheme.46,47In the GGA
+U calculations, the Coulomb energy U=5.0 eV and ex-
change parameter J=0.87 eV for Mn 3d electrons were
used.48A ?7?7?5? Monkhorst–Pack grid in the first
Brillouin-zone which corresponds to 79 k-points in the irre-
ducible part of the Brillouin-zone and the cutoff energy of
400 eV for the plane waves are chosen for present calcula-
tions. The convergence of the k-point sampling and cutoff
energy is confirmed by comparing the results with those
from a ?8?8?6? k-point mesh ?92 k-points? with cutoff
energy of 500 eV.
In the perovskite manganites DyMnO3, the Mn3+ion has
a d4configuration. In an octahedral symmetry, the Mn 3d
levels split into three lower-lying t2g?dxy, dyz, and dzx? and
two higher-lying egorbitals. The Mn3+ion has a high-spin
configuration, with three electrons occupying the three t2g
orbitals and one electron occupying the doubly degenerate eg
orbitals as t2g
DyMnO3perovskites is removed by a cooperative Jahn–
Teller distortion. The egdoublet is split further into two sub-
bands eg
Figure 6?a? displays the partial density of states of five-
fold Mn 3d states for DyMnO3. There is an indirect gap
1. The degeneracy of the egorbital in
1↑ and eg
2↑ resulting from a strong Jahn–Teller dis-
between the JT-split Mn eg
GGA+U calculations, the occupied eg
dy2−z2 orbitals, respectively, in one coplanar Mn ion, whereas
they exhibit predominantly d3y2−r2 and dx2−z2 character, re-
spectively, for the other coplanar Mn ion. A strong orbital
polarization in the egband for DyMnO3with a staggered
d3x2−r2/d3y2−r2-type orbital ordering pattern in the ab plane is
clearly revealed.
For the spin-down channel, one eg↓ band ?d3z2−r2? is
mixed with the t2g↓ bands at 3–4 eV above Ef, whereas the
other eg↓ band ?dx2−y2? is located ?4.5 eV above Ef. The
half-filled eg
Mn–O2?l? site projected predominantly along the b axis,
whereas unoccupied
Mn–O2?s? site projected predominantly along the a axis.
The splitting of the eg↑ orbitals in the t2g
figuration of the Mn3+ions is therefore closely related to the
JT distortion and the orbital ordering within the MnO6octa-
hedra in DyMnO3. Figure 6?b? displays the partial density of
states of fivefold Mn 3d states for DyMnO3at P=1.2 and
7.9 GPa. The structural parameters of DyMnO3at pressures
1.2 and 7.9 GPa are listed in Table I. The electronic band of
the eg↑ orbitals and t2g↓ in DyMnO3under pressure is
slightly broadened and shifted to lower energy.
The 1s→3d transitions are generally considered to be
weakly allowed either through a quadrupole interaction or
via hybridization of the Mn 3d states with 4p states.49Based
on the band structure calculations, P1 in Fig. 5 is ascribed to
transitions of Mn 1s core electrons into unoccupied,
majority-spin Mn eg↑ states hybridized with neighboring Mn
4p states. P2 in Fig. 5 is assigned as a superposition of tran-
sitions into empty, minority-spin t2g↓ and eg↓ states hybrid-
ized with neighboring 4p states. The white line, labeled B in
Fig. 5, is attributed to transitions from Mn 1s to Mn 4p
states. Feature C in Fig. 5 gains intensity from the multiple-
scattering contribution of MnO6surrounded by eight Dy.
As shown in Fig. 4, the pressure effect is most pro-
nounced for the long equatorial distance Mn–O2?l? that re-
lates to the larger compressibility along the b axis under
pressure. The compressive anisotropy of MnO6octahedra in
DyMnO3 upon applying hydrostatic pressure leads to a
modified density of states. The electronic bandwidth of eg↑
orbitals is a key parameter to drive the insulator-metal tran-
sition of manganites.35,45The bandwidth of the eg↑ orbitals
in manganites is closely related to the overlap between the
Mn 3d and O 2p orbitals, and is highly correlated with the
local atomic structure of MnO6octahedra including the equa-
torial bond distance Mn–O2 and the in-plane Mn–O2–Mn tilt
angle.50The equatorial Mn–O2 distance and Mn–O2–Mn tilt
angle decreased under an external pressure, as confirmed by
the present XRD measurements, enhance the hybridization
of the Mn 3d and O 2p orbitals and are expected to broaden
the electronic band of eg↑ orbitals in DyMnO3.47The pre-
edge line P1 originating from transitions of Mn 1s core elec-
trons to unoccupied Mn 3d?eg↑? states is accordingly gradu-
ally shifted toward smaller energy when a hydrostatic
pressure is applied, consistent with the present GGA+U cal-
culations shown in Fig. 6?b?.
1↑ and eg
2↑ bands. Based on the
1↑ and unoccupied
2↑ bands ??2 eV above Ef? are dominated by d3x2−r2 and
1↑ orbitals of Mn3+ions are located at the long
orbitalsoccupy theshort
1electron con-
FIG. 6. ?a? Partial densities of states of Mn projected onto fivefold 3d
orbitals at ambient pressure and ?b? partial density of states of Mn 3d states
for DyMnO3at P=1.2 and 7.9 GPa for an hypothetical A-type antiferromag-
netic structure of orthorhombic DyMnO3calculated with the GGA+U
method. The parameters in these calculations are described in the text. For
each panel the upper half denotes the majority and the lower half the mi-
nority spin states. The energy zero is at the Fermi energy ?Ef?.
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Polarization-dependent Mn K-edge x-ray absorption
spectra of RMnO3?R=Tb, Dy? single crystals were previ-
ously observed to exhibit a notable anisotropy along three
crystallographic directions, E?a, E?b, and E?c, particularly
for the white-line region.49The white line in the polarized
Mn K-edge spectrum of DyMnO3for the E?b polarization
lies at an energy ?2.4 eV smaller than for polarizations E?a
and E?c, corresponding to a highly anisotropic Mn–O2
bonding within the ab plane and weak covalency along the b
axis in RMnO3?R=Tb, Dy?.49The origin of this energy dif-
ference is attributed to a Jahn–Teller distortion and orbital
ordering of MnO6octahedra in RMnO3?R=Tb, Dy?.51A
significant energy separation for the maximum of the white
line of the polarized Mn K-edge spectrum along E?b relative
to E?a and E?c produces an asymmetric profile of the white
line, with a shoulder on the side of small energy of the Mn
K-edge spectrum for polycrystalline DyMnO3at ambient
When the long equatorial bond Mn–O2?l? projected pre-
dominantly along the b axis is greatly shortened with an
increasing hydrostatic pressure and approaches the length of
the short equatorial bond Mn–O2?s? projected predomi-
nantly along the a axis, as evident in Fig. 4?a?, the absorption
edge of the Mn K-edge spectrum for E?b of DyMnO3gradu-
ally shifts to greater energy. The separation for the maximum
of the white line of the Mn K-edge spectra between E?b and
E?a of DyMnO3decreases because of a diminished JT dis-
tortion of DyMnO3upon applying an external hydrostatic
pressure. An increased overlap between the E?b spectrum
and the E?a spectrum under hydrostatic pressure conse-
quently generates an increased intensity of the white line in
the Mn K-edge spectra of DyMnO3,52as supported by the
gradually suppressed shoulder of white line with pressure in
Fig. 5.
With the FDMNES code, we performed the Mn K-edge
XAS calculations on DyMnO3based on the structural param-
eters at various pressures in Table I. In the present XAS
simulation, a muffin-tin ?MT? full-multiple-scattering ?FMS?
approach was applied with a cluster radius R=5 Å. We
found that a spherical cluster of radius 5 Å satisfactorily
reproduces all features of the absorption spectrum. The FMS
calculations were performed using the MT potential con-
structed from 10% overlapped MT spheres of the specified
radii. Figure 7 shows simulated Mn K-edge XAS spectra of
DyMnO3with varied hydrostatic pressures. The intensity of
the white line clearly increases with an increasing pressure.
As shown in the insets of Fig. 7 with an increasing hydro-
static pressure, the absorption threshold of simulated Mn
K-edge spectra of DyMnO3shifts toward greater energy,
whereas the pre-edge peak shifts to smaller energy. The ex-
perimental and calculated Mn K-edge spectra agree satisfac-
Pressure-induced variations of electronic structure and
Jahn–Tellerdistortionin highly
DyMnO3were probed on combining x-ray powder diffrac-
tion and lifetime-broadening-suppressed x-ray absorption
distorted multiferroic
spectroscopy recorded in the partial fluorescence yield. With
an increasing external pressure, the short equatorial bond dis-
tance Mn–O2?s? and the Mn–O1 apical distance remained
virtually constant for a pressure less than 8 GPa, the largest
effect being a shortening of the long equatorial bond
Mn–O2?l?. The in-plane Mn–O2–Mn tilt angle of two adja-
cent MnO6octahedra decreased monotonically upon apply-
ing hydrostatic pressure. Based on these XRD results, a local
JT distortion of Mn sites within MnO6octahedra in DyMnO3
becomes suppressed with an increasing hydrostatic pressure.
The intensity of the white line in Mn K-edge x-ray absorp-
tion spectra of DyMnO3increased progressively with an in-
creasing pressure, whereas the shoulder of the white line was
gradually suppressed. With an increasing hydrostatic pres-
sure, the absorption threshold of Mn K-edge spectra of
DyMnO3shifted toward greater energy, whereas the pre-
edge line shifted slightly to smaller energy. The intensity
enhancement of the white line of Mn K-edge spectra is at-
tributed to a diminished Jahn–Teller distortion of MnO6oc-
tahedra in DyMnO3when a hydrostatic pressure is applied.
We provide spectral evidence for the pressure-induced band
broadening for manganites. The comparison of XAS data
with ab initio electronic structure calculations and full
multiple-scattering calculations using code FDMNES shows
satisfactory agreement between experimental and calculated
Mn K-edge spectra.
We thank the NSRRC staff for their technical support.
This research is supported by the NSRRC and the National
Science Council of the Republic of China under Grant Nos.
NSC 96-2113-M-213-007 and NSC 98-2112-M-001-021.
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How to Smudge a House
Two Methods:Selecting and Gathering IngredientsSmudging a Room or House
The smudging ceremony is a Native American tradition that cleanses bad feelings and negative spirits from houses. Smudging is done by burning specific dried herbs and letting the smoke float around the house. Read these instructions to perform a smudging ceremony that respects the original traditions and prepares a purified space to live in.
Method 1 of 2: Selecting and Gathering Ingredients
1Use sage if you are not following a specific tradition. Dozens of Native American tribes and other cultures have their own smudging ceremonies, and each one has its own traditions concerning which plants to use. Sage is probably the most common choice, and is especially important for the Cheyenne and other Great Plains cultures. While many cultures consider white sage to be excellent at driving away bad spirits or energies, other varieties are commonly used as well.Ad
2Consider cedar instead if it grows in your area. Cedar is another plant often burned in cleansing ceremonies, especially in the Pacific Northwest or Canada.[1] Note that some trees referred to as "cedars" are actually juniper trees, which some tribes use in smudging and some do not.[2]
- While many people now mix multiple herbs together, the practice is not supported by some Native American elders.[3]
- Again, there are many different smudging ceremonies, and some of them may call for sweetgrass or a different plant instead of sage or cedar. Follow this advice to perform an effective and respectful ceremony if you have not been taught a specific culture's tradition.
3Only burn sweetgrass after the smudging ceremony is done. Sweetgrass, or holy grass, is a sacred plant across North America, and is often considered to represent kindness and please spirits.[4] It is sometimes burned after the sage or cedar have cleared away negative energy.
- If you have been taught a specific tribe's tradition that uses sweetgrass in the main ceremony, feel free to use it, or any other plant that tribe allows.
4Buy raw, natural tobacco if you want to harvest the plants yourself. While tobacco can be added to the smudging ceremony, stick to one herb if this is your first time smudging. Instead, use tobacco as an offering before you harvest a different herb.[5] See below for more information.
5Obtain these plants from respectful sources. If you can, harvest these plants yourself as described in the sub-steps, preferably in as natural an environment as possible. Otherwise, obtain them from a Native American shop in person or online, to ensure the plants were treated appropriately.
- Before picking the plant, many tribes thank the Creator or nature, then place or burn natural, raw tobacco as an offering.[6]
- Harvest the correct part of the cedar tree. Pick branches at eye level with green tips.[7] Dry them and crush them into a rough powder before burning.[8]
- You should not harvest sweetgrass yourself, as it is endangered in some areas.[9] Sweetgrass is usually dried and braided before use, so try to find sustainably harvested sweetgrass braids from a Native American shop or online store.[10][11]
6Choose a natural container to hold it in, or bundle the herb into a bunch. Clay or stone bowls are commonly used in smudging rituals. Abalone shells are another common container, but be aware that some Pacific Northwest tribes believe they are not appropriate for this ritual.
- Bundles of herbs, called "smudge sticks", can be made yourself or purchased pre-bundled. Some Native American elders question how traditional smudge sticks are, but they are now used even by many Native Americans.[12]
7If you want to use a feather, pick an eagle, hawk, or turkey feather. Many people use a feather or fan of feathers to waft the smoke during a smudging ceremony. Predatory birds are the most common source of these feathers, while some tribes in eastern North America use turkeys. Do not use owl feathers, as these have different ritual purposes.[13]
- It is illegal to buy wild feathers in the United States.[14] Purchase cruelty-free feathers from farm-raised birds, or use feathers you've obtained yourself from hunting or finding them in the wild.
8Store the materials above waist height and let them dry. Keep your plants and smudging container on a space cleared for them, above the ground.[15] A high bookshelf cleared for their use is a good choice. Do not use the herbs until they are dry, or you will fail to produce the right kind of smoke.
9Know when to smudge. Many people smudge when they move into a new place or stay in a hotel room, to purify the new space. You may wish to perform a smudging ceremony after you hear bad news, or when you are preparing for a big change in your life.[16] Smudging could also help you deal with the aftereffects of a big argument or a long illness.
- Smudging is performed more frequently under certain circumstances, such as in places where other ceremonies take place, or sometimes during archaeological excavations of native remains and sacred materials.
- Smudging a dorm room may be against university policy against fire use, although some U.S. institutions have changed these policies after challenges based on the First Amendment and freedom of religion.
Method 2 of 2: Smudging a Room or House
1Remove metal objects before beginning. Different cultures have different rules for how to participate in smudging ceremonies, but removing metal jewelry, belts, and so forth is a common requirement. This may be considered a way to make yourself spiritually prepared, or can symbolize detachment from valuable possessions.
- Many experienced ceremony leaders allow you to keep on wedding rings and other metal objects with spiritual significance, so feel free to do so when performing your own ceremony.
2Consider following additional rules out of respect. Different traditions have different ways to prepare their participants, but a couple of the more common ones are listed below. Many elders are not strict about these rules, but consider following them out of respect:[17]
- Do not drink alcohol or take drugs for at least 24 hours before the ceremony, and preferably not for several days. They may leave you spiritually weakened.
- Menstruating or pregnant women are sometimes asked to leave due to beliefs of their spiritual intensity disrupting the ceremony or leaving them vulnerable. Often, they are welcome at the house smudging ceremony but are not personally purified.
3Pray or give thanks. You and anyone else present should enter the ceremony with good intentions. Pray to the world's creator, to spirits, or in whatever way you feel comfortable. If you do not wish to pray, talk or think about your gratitude toward the plants and the earth that produces them.[18]
- You may continue to pray throughout the ceremony, either silently or aloud. Many people believe the smoke carries your prayers.
4Place the dried herbs in the container or bundle them together. You may already have a prepared "smudge stick", or bundle of herbs which can be used for multiple ceremonies. Otherwise, place a small handful of the dried plant material into a natural container, such as a clay, stone, or abalone shell bowl.
5Burn the herbs to produce smoke, not fire. You can light the plants with any source of fire, although some people feel more in touch with the ceremony if they use matches rather than a lighter or torch. Let the fire catch hold for about 30 seconds, then blow it out so the herbs are only producing smoke.
- Feel free to relight the herbs or add more during the ceremony if the smoke starts running out.
6Purify each participant by fanning the smoke over their body. Typically, each participant is smudged before the house is. There is no one correct way to perform this part of the ceremony, although one suggestion is described below. Just make sure each participant rubs the smoke against their body and focuses on their ritual purification.
- If you have an eagle, hawk, or turkey feather, use it to fan the smoke.
- When you are being purified, use your hands as a cup to catch the smoke, then pass it over yourself or rub it against your skin. In some areas, people put their hands palms downward when they're finished.[19]
- Many people prefer to start with the head and heart, then move the smoke downward across their arms and legs.[20] You may use any method you wish, however.
- Menstruating and pregnant women usually do not participate in this part of the ceremony, as they are already in a special spiritual state. Anyone else has the option to politely decline as well.
7Walk around the perimeter of the house or room, wafting the smoke to each corner and outside. Use a feather to push the smoke to each place in the house, or use your hands. As you pass by an open door or window, you may use the feather to push the smoke outside, carrying with it the negative energies.
- Different traditions begin at the east wall, west wall, or front entrance.
- You may walk clockwise or counterclockwise. As with many aspects of the smudging ceremony, different cultures or individuals follow different practices.
8Repeat with one or more additional plants (optional). Some people prepare a new smudging container and burn an additional plant for another effect. Probably the most common of these multi-part ceremonies involves sage and/or cedar for the initial purification, then sweetgrass to please the new spirits or create a positive environment.
9Let the ashes cool, then return them to the earth. Thank the earth for providing a sacrifice of plants for you to use, and thank the plants and fire as well. Ashes will provide nutrients back to the soil. This act has a different interpretation in some traditions: the Anishinaabe place the ashes outside to symbolize leaving negative feelings outside the door.[21]
- You can either let the herbs finish smoldering, or extinguish the plant and return what's left along with the ashes.
- If using a smudge stick, extinguish it by gently stubbing it against a hard surface. Return the ash and broken fragments to the soil, and store the stick in a special location off the ground for later use.
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- Birch fungus, willow fungus, mugwort, and many other plants are used by specific tribes in their rituals. You may use these or other less common medicinal plants, as long as you treat the tradition they came from with respect.
- To find out more, contact a local elder. In many cultures, you should show respect by placing a gift of tobacco in front of them before you ask for assistance or knowledge. If they do provide assistance, give them a gift of thanks rather than an amount of money or payment agreed upon beforehand.[22]
- Do not perform a smudging ceremony around individuals with respiratory issues, such as asthma.
- Mixing traditional smudging ceremonies with elements of other cultures is considered cultural appropriation by many Native Americans, or the incorrect or disrespectful use of their traditions. Treat the ceremony with respect.
Things You'll Need
- Dried sage or cedar (unprepared or in smudge stick)
- Dried sweetgrass (optional)
- Raw tobacco (optional)
- Natural fireproof container (clay, stone, or abalone shell)
- Matches or other fire source
Sources and Citations
- ↑ http://www.manitobah.ca/blog/2013/09/11/four-aboriginal-medicines/
- ↑ http://danceforallpeople.com/about-smudging
- ↑ http://danceforallpeople.com/about-smudging
- ↑ http://www.snowwowl.com/nainfosmudging.htm
- ↑ http://www.snowwowl.com/nainfosmudging.htm
- ↑ http://www.manitobah.ca/blog/2013/09/11/four-aboriginal-medicines/
- ↑ http://www.manitobah.ca/blog/2013/09/11/four-aboriginal-medicines/
- ↑ http://danceforallpeople.com/about-smudging
- ↑ http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=hiod
- ↑ http://qalipu.ca/departments/culture-and-heritage/
- ↑ http://www.sgib.ca/index_files/Page2137.htm
- ↑ http://danceforallpeople.com/respecting-indian-tradition/
- ↑ http://danceforallpeople.com/respecting-indian-tradition/
- ↑ http://www.ebay.com/gds/buying-selling-wild-bird-feathers-/10000000019235248/g.html
- ↑ http://www.manitobah.ca/blog/2013/09/11/four-aboriginal-medicines/
- ↑ http://www.anishinaabemdaa.com/ceremonies.htm
- ↑ http://www.sgib.ca/index_files/Page2137.htm
- ↑ http://www.snowwowl.com/nainfosmudging.htm
- ↑ http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/smudging.html
- ↑ http://www.ewebtribe.com/NACulture/articles/smudging.htm
- ↑ http://www.anishinaabemdaa.com/ceremonies.htm
- ↑ http://umanitoba.ca/student/asc/tpac/protocol.html
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David Gilbert, president and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, waxes poetic about John Pugh Jr., a 100-year-old competitor from North Carolina who stayed at the airport Sheraton Hotel and rode the rapid downtown every day. He also set a world record for his age group in the discus toss, throwing that fiberglass saucer 8.44 meters, according to Gilbert.
The athletes, most of whom are between the ages of 65 and 80, and their friends and family members don't simply add a weathered vibrancy to downtown. They also pack a financial punch. Gilbert estimates the economic impact at about $35 million for the two-week event that concludes Thursday.
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CAIRO, Egypt -- Amid a growing number of brutal attacks on women protesters in Egypt, one stood out: A mob of men on Cairo's Tahrir Square raped a 19-year-old woman with a sharp object, cutting her genitals in an attack that forced her to undergo emergency surgery.
The assault was one of the worst in a string of attacks over the past year in which women have been stripped, groped and raped at demonstrations in Egypt. This past week alone, while mass protests filled city squares around the country, more than two dozen new sexual attacks were reported -- a wave that activists call the worst in years and describe as the darkest stain on the country's opposition street movement.
In response, several groups have arisen to protect female demonstrators. On Friday, men and women clad in bright neon vests and hardhats patrolling Cairo's iconic square were part of the latest organization to emerge: Tahrir Bodyguard.
Soraya Bahgat said she founded the group using social media after seeing television footage last November of a mob of men attacking a woman and tearing off her clothes. She had been on the way to a demonstration at Tahrir herself, but instead stayed in, gripped with fear.
"It was sickening. They were dragging her through the street," said the 29-year-old, who works as a human resources manager. "I couldn't imagine something so horrific, and something that fundamentally would keep women from exercising their right to assembly like anyone else. No one should be prevented from demonstrating."
Such is the concern that the United Nations on Thursday demanded authorities to act to bring perpetrators to justice, saying it had reports of 25 sexual assaults on women in Tahrir rallies over the past week. Operation Anti-Sexual Harassment/Assault, which also patrols the square, reported 19 incidents on one day alone. It was January 25th -- the second anniversary of the start of the uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
It was in one of the attacks on the 25th that a mob set upon the 19-year-old woman in Tahrir, raping her with a bladed object, activists said.
"She had a laceration in her genitals and bite marks all over her body," said Hussein Elshafei, whose group Operation Anti-Sexual Harassment/Assault helped get the 19-year-old out of the crowd and to safety. "She was taken to hospital and remained there for a few days where she had an emergency surgery."
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The activists say they can expect little help from the police, who rarely intervene in such cases and who they accuse of failing to properly investigate allegations. Uniforms are almost never seen at Tahrir during demonstrations except at the fringes, where riot police regularly clash with rock-throwing youths.
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The trend however has worsened since the 2011 uprising, which saw a general collapse of security and rise in crime after the fall of Mubarak. This past June, as women marched through Tahrir demanding an end to harassment, a crowd assaulted them, overwhelming their male guardians and molesting several of the female marchers. And in October during Eid al-Adha, Islam's biggest holiday, activists trying to protect women were harassed themselves, as hordes of all-male onlookers shouted taunts and blew air horns at them.
Experts, activists and media have attributed the harassment to a wide range of possible factors. Some blame widespread unemployment or underemployment among youth.
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tray to tray, taking the last of the napoleons and three
cherry tarts.
Who could 'ave so much money, the boy thought, to buy
so many'a them wonderful things? And to Mousy, "Should I
go in 'ere and buy me one'a them cream things?" Turning
from the window, starting through the door, No! Don't ya
spend ya money so fast, thinking of what was ahead, Ya still
got a way to go. And knowing he'd be sorry if he spent his
money now, "An' ya know's what ya really be wantin'!" he
said aloud. "Just ya wait till we get to the confectioner's shop!"
His deceived stomach grumbled in protest, but sighing
and wishing he had enough money for a pastry, too,
Zachariah began to walk again.
"A merry Christmas to ya, lad!" A smiling man with a
young boy in tow rubbed his shoulder.
"Thank ya, Sir!"
Another man, touching the sleeve of his long-coat, "May
the Lord Jesus keep ya, boy!"
"I thanks ya, Sir!"
"Aye, boy!"
Zachariah turned, looking.
"Aye, boy!" Waving, an elderly woman accompanied by
two younger women purposely crossed the road to come to
him, and each in turn touched Zachariah, wishing him "A
good Christmas."
"You, too, Mum." Warmed by the friendly touches of the
three women, "And a good Christmas to ya, too, Mum!"
The women were rewarded and delighted with the boy's
heart-warming smile. "God bless you, lad!"
"Thank ya, Mum." Looking from one lady to the other,
"And to you, too, Mum. Thank ya!"
They parted, the boy going in his direction and the women
theirs, but each of the four came away from their accidental
meeting feeling somehow rewarded.
Going on, one road crossing another.
Looking… Watching… The boy continued on until,
suddenly, he stopped walking and, turning in a tight circle,
his head thrown back, his nose in the air, he sniffed deeply…
An aroma!
His nose twitching, sniffing the air like a hungry animal,
"There!" It's coming from there.
His stomach rumbling loudly, his mouth watered so badly
that he actually had to swallow and wipe the saliva from
his chin.
Crossing the road, still sniffing, he stood in front of the
door of a rather melancholy appearing tavern when, the
door opening abruptly, he had to move backward out of the
way as a cheaply dressed man and woman came from
the tavern.
Seeing the little chimney sweep, the lady smiled and
lightly, with her forefinger only—not wanting to get her
somewhat dirty glove dirtier—touched his shoulder as the
man went to the road to hail a passing cab.
Zachariah watched as, "Whoa!" the driver pulled the
plodding horse to a halt, climbed down from his seat and
ran around the rear of the small carriage. Opening the door
with a slight bow, "Mum, Sir! An' where might I be takin' ya?"
Holding the man's offered elbow for support, the lady
stepped onto the runner and into the cab.
Telling the driver their destination, the man followed
the woman.
Tipping his cap, "Aye, Sir!" Slamming the door shut, the
driver ran back to the front of the cab where he pulled
himself up onto the seat and, the reins slapping the horse's
rump, "Giddy'ap!" they were off.
Hesitating a moment, Zachariah came closer to the tavern
door again… And within seconds had to back away as it
swung open once again.
The man coming out noticed the boy. "Ah, for luck, my
little friend." he said as he vigorously rubbed his left hand
across the boy's shoulder, then, walking away, he picked his
teeth with a toothpick with his right hand, while wiping his
other hand on the back of his own shabby coat.
Drawn back, holding the door open a bit, inhaling deeply
through his nostrils, smelling, the combined odors of
roasting pork, beef and mutton made the suddenly ravenous
boy giddy and, his stomach grumbling, he took another deep
breath, as though by merely breathing he'd be able to taste
what he smelled, and so satisfy his hunger.
Grabbed from behind, held by the collar of his coat,
Zachariah was lifted off his feet.
"What do you want here?"
Frightened, the tips of his toes barely touching the ground,
turning his head, the boy looked into the face of a thin, elderly
man with deep set, dark brown eyes, scraggly eyebrows, a
beaked nose and wildly flowing white hair.
An obvious look of contempt showing on the man's face,
"Don't you have anywhere else to be?" Shaking the boy,
"Why's your kind always hanging about?" Bringing his head
closer, breathing his fetid breath in Zachariah's face, "Every
place I go it's you beggars and filth!" Bending forward,
coming even closer, the man's long nose just an inch from
the boy's, "Why can't you stay with your own kind? Why
must you people always be hanging about?"
"But, Sir," squirming, Zachariah tried to speak. "I ain't…"
Tightening his grip on the boy's collar, the man shook
him into silence. "Why must your kind"—annoyed at being
interrupted, he repeated—"always be bothering and
harassing honest, hard working people?"
Taking his unknown anger out on the unfortunate boy
who just happened to be here, in his way.
"I ain't a beggar, Sir. An' I works, too…"
Shaking him even harder, "Quiet!"
Bouncing back and forth, slipping off the bump on
Zachariah's forehead and his ears, the top hat covered his
eyes for a second, then jiggled off his head and fell to the
ground where it rolled to the man's feet.
The man looked at the little boy's frightened, pathetic
face then down at the hat where, seemingly lost in thought,
the man stared at it for a long moment then, "Bah!" he said,
and released Zachariah.
Losing his balance, almost falling, the boy slumped to
his feet.
Straightening his back, dismissing the boy, the man
turned away, grabbed the doorknob and angrily pulled the
door open letting it slam against the opposite wall where it
remained open and, "Bah!" muttering, the man entered the
The confrontation with the dreadful man having left
Zachariah cold again, bending, he lifted the hat, fitted it
onto the three points of his head, and as before, by covering
his head, a feeling of warmth came to the boy.
Everyone he'd met this night—except this man—seemed
to, or at least gave the appearance of liking him. Confused,
"Why's 'e 'ate me so?" he said to his pocket. "'e don't even
know me!"
The door to the tavern remaining open, the boy watched
as the man walked to a table and sat.
Noticing the man, "Evenin', Sir!" a barman went to
his table.
The man did not answer.
The barman, knowing this customer, asked, "Ya, be
wantin' the mutton tonight, Sir?"
Still irritated by his encounter with the ragamuffin
outside, his voice harsh, "Yes!
"Aye, Sir!"
Knowing this customer well, knowing that making a stab
at friendliness on this night would probably mean no more
than the times he'd made an attempt at being friendly in the
past, "Will ya be spending this night afore Christmas with
your family, Sir?"
"No, George!" the man answered harshly. "If it is any of
your business, I'll be spending this night before Christmas
at home, in bed, as all men should."
"'owever, Sir, I do wish ya a good Christmas."
"Save your 'good Christmas' for some other gullible fool!"
Expecting none other than this rebuke, "Aye, Sir,"
George said.
"One thing more…"
"Aye, Sir?"
"None of your indigestible potatoes tonight, George!"
"Aye, Sir. As ya wish, Mister Scrooge."
Outside, catching the door, a gust of wind slammed it shut.
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