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重费米子化合物CeNi $_8$ CuGe $_4$的晶场研究

Crystal field studies on the heavy fermion compound CeNi$_8$CuGe$_4$

L Peyker, C Gold, E-W Scheidt, H Michor, T Unruh, A Senyshyn, O Stockert, W Scherer

摘要:

在重费米子系统CeNi $_{9-x}$ Cu $_x$ Ge $_4$中用铜取代镍改变了Ce $^{3+}$ -离子的局域晶场环境。这导致了$x\approx0.4$附近的量子相变,这不仅是由Kondo效应和RKKY相互作用之间的竞争驱动的,而且是由有效的四倍到两倍简并晶体场基态的减少驱动的。为了研究CeNi $_8$ CuGe $_4$中变化的晶场对其近藤性质的影响,进行了非弹性中子散射(INS)实验。在4K下的能量损失谱中观察到两个定义明确的晶场跃迁。晶体场水平计划确定的中子能谱进行了比较,从比热测量结果。

英文摘要:

Substitution of nickel by copper in the heavy fermion system CeNi$_{9-x}$Cu$_x$Ge$_4$ alters the local crystal field environment of the Ce$^{3+}$-ions. This leads to a quantum phase transition near $x\approx0.4$, which is not only driven by the competition between Kondo effect and RKKY interaction, but also by a reduction of an effectively fourfold to a twofold degenerate crystal field ground state. To study the consequences of a changing crystal field in CeNi$_8$CuGe$_4$ on its Kondo properties, inelastic neutron scattering (INS) experiments were performed. Two well-defined crystal field transitions were observed in the energy-loss spectra at 4 K. The crystal field level scheme determined by neutron spectroscopy is compared with results from specific heat measurements.

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