TY - JOUR AU - Sahle, Ch. J. AU - Sternemann, C. AU - Sternemann, H. AU - Tse, J. S. AU - Gordon, R. A. AU - Desgreniers, S. AU - Maekawa, S. AU - Yamanaka, S. AU - Lehmkühler, F. AU - Wieland, D. C. F. AU - Mende, K. AU - Huotari, S. AU - Tolan, Metin TI - The Ba 4d-4f giant dipole resonance in complex Ba/Si compounds JO - Journal of physics / B VL - 47 IS - 4 SN - 1361-6455 CY - Bristol PB - IOP Publ. M1 - DESY-2014-01773 SP - 045102 PY - 2014 AB - The shape of the Ba 4d–4f giant dipole resonance is studied for Ba atoms embedded inside complex Si networks covering structures consisting of Si nanocages and nanotubes, i.e. the clathrate Ba8Si46, the complex compound BaSi6, and the semiconducting BaSi2. Here, non-resonant x-ray Raman scattering is used to investigate confinement effects on the shape of the giant resonance in the vicinity of the Ba NIV, V-edge. The distinct momentum transfer dependence of the spectra is analyzed and discussed. The measurements are compared to calculations of the giant resonance within time-dependent local density approximation in the dipole limit. No modulation of the giant resonance's shape for Ba atoms confined in different local environments was observed, in contrast to the calculations. The absence of such shape modulation for complex Ba/Si compounds is discussed providing important implications for further studies of giant resonance phenomena utilizing both theory and experiment. LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000331949100004 DO - DOI:10.1088/0953-4075/47/4/045102 UR - https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/167421 ER -