文摘
In this contribution, we describe fundamental electronic structures and spin–charge–orbital orderings of 5d transition-metal compounds. By reviewing photoemission spectroscopy studies on CuIr2S4, IrTe2, Cs2Au2Br6, and AuTe2, we discuss the difference between the t2g and eg systems with respect to the spin–orbit splitting versus the Jahn–Teller splitting. In contrast to the Ir oxides with Mott-Hubbard character, the smallness of the charge-transfer energy plays essential roles in the exotic spin–charge–orbital orderings of the Ir and Au chalcogenides and halides. In particular, the Te 5p hole provides an interesting interplay between the charge–orbital order and the spin–orbit interaction in IrTe2.