We report the observation of nonreciprocal magnetoelectric x-ray scattering (MEXS) in globally centrosymmetric crystal of magnetite (Fe3O4). At the (222) Bragg reflection, resonant MEXS was observed around the pre-edge region of Fe K absorption. This unique scattering, being distinct from conventional magnetic or charge scattering, originates from an interference between electric dipole and electric quadrupole E1-E2 transition matrix elements at the spinel A site with locally broken inversion symmetry (T-d). The present results imply the possible application of MEXS to a broad class of materials with locally lacking inversion symmetry.
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Kyushu Inst Technol, Fac Engn, Dept Mat Sci, Tobata Ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 8048550, JapanKyushu Inst Technol, Fac Engn, Dept Mat Sci, Tobata Ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 8048550, Japan
Shinbara, M
Suzuki, Y
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Kyushu Inst Technol, Fac Engn, Dept Mat Sci, Tobata Ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 8048550, JapanKyushu Inst Technol, Fac Engn, Dept Mat Sci, Tobata Ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 8048550, Japan
Suzuki, Y
Chikaura, Y
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Kyushu Inst Technol, Fac Engn, Dept Mat Sci, Tobata Ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 8048550, JapanKyushu Inst Technol, Fac Engn, Dept Mat Sci, Tobata Ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 8048550, Japan
Chikaura, Y
Kii, H
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