Intermediate valence in single crystallineYb2Si2Al
| Autor: | W. J. Gannon, F. Strigari, Arata Tanaka, Kai Chen, Jean-Pascal Rueff, Yasuhiro Utsumi, Peter Bencok, M. C. Aronson, Ku-Ding Tsuei, Martin Sundermann, A. Severing |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Physics
Valence (chemistry) Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el) Condensed matter physics FOS: Physical sciences 02 engineering and technology Electron 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Electron spectroscopy Magnetic susceptibility Ion Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons Electrical resistivity and conductivity Lattice (order) 0103 physical sciences Condensed Matter::Strongly Correlated Electrons Fermi liquid theory 010306 general physics 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | Physical Review B. 98 |
| ISSN: | 2469-9969 2469-9950 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/physrevb.98.075101 |
| Popis: | Yb$_2$Si$_2$Al may be a prototype for exploring different aspects of the Shastry-Sutherland lattice, formed by planes of orthogonally coupled Yb ions. Measurements of the magnetic susceptibility find incoherently fluctuating Yb$^{3+}$ moments coexisting with a weakly correlated metallic state that is confirmed by measurements of the electrical resistivity. Increasing signs of Kondo coherence are found with decreasing temperature, including an enhanced Sommerfeld coefficient and Kadowaki-Woods ratio that signal that the metallic state found at the lowest temperatures is a Fermi liquid where correlations have become significantly stronger. A pronounced peak in the electronic and magnetic specific heat indicates that the coupling of the Yb moments to the conduction electrons leads to an effective Kondo temperature that is approximately 30 K. The valence of Yb$_2$Si$_2$Al has been investigated with electron spectroscopy methods. Yb$_2$Si$_2$Al is found to be strongly intermediate valent ($v_F=2.68(2)$ at 80 K). Taken together, these experimental data are consistent with a scenario where a coherent Kondo lattice forms in Yb$_2$Si$_2$Al from an incoherently fluctuating ensemble of Yb moments with incomplete Kondo compensation, and strong intermediate valence character. Submitted to Physical Review B |
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