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Title: Electronic structure of Ce 2 RhIn 8 : A two-dimensional heavy-fermion system studied by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
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  1. Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States); Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  2. South Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen (China)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States)

In this study, we use angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) to study the two-dimensional (2D) heavy-fermion superconductor, Ce2 RhIn8. The Fermi surface is rather complicated and consists of several hole and electron pockets with one of the sheets displaying strong nesting properties with a q vector of (0.32, 0.32) π/a. We do not observe kz dispersion of the Fermi sheets, which is consistent with the expected 2D character of the electronic structure. Comparison of the ARPES data to band-structure calculations suggests that a localized picture of the f electrons works best. While there is some agreement in the overall band dispersion and location of the Fermi sheets, the model does not reproduce all observed bands and is not completely accurate for those it does. Our data paves the way for improving the band-structure calculations and the general understanding of the transport and thermodynamical properties of this material.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC00112704; AC02-07CH11358; AC02-05CH11231; AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
1193205
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1179307; OSTI ID: 1240736
Report Number(s):
BNL-107979-2015-JA; IS-J-8613; PRBMDO; R&D Project: PM016; KC0201050
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 91, Issue 16; ISSN 1098-0121
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 9 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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