Thermoelectric power as a probe of density of states in correlated actinide materials: The case of PuCoGa5 superconductor

Gofryk, K.; Griveau, J. -C.; Riseborough, P. S.; Durakiewicz, T.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.94.195117

Title: Thermoelectric power as a probe of density of states in correlated actinide materials: The case of PuCoGa₅ superconductor

Journal Article · Wed Nov 09 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Physical Review B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.94.195117· OSTI ID:1369437

Gofryk, K. ^[1]; Griveau, J. -C. ^[2]; Riseborough, P. S. ^[3]; Durakiewicz, T. ^[4]

Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
European Commission, Karlsruhe (Germany). Joint Research Centre, Inst. for Transuranium Elements
Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). Dept. of Physics
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

We present measurements of the thermoelectric power of the plutonium-based unconventional superconductor PuCoGa₅. The data is interpreted within a phenomenological model for the quasiparticle density of states of intermediate valence systems and the results are compared with results obtained from photoemission spectroscopy. The results are consistent with intermediate valence nature of 5f-electrons, furthermore, we propose that measurements of the Seebeck coefficient can be used as a probe of density of states in this material, thereby providing a link between transport measurements and photoemission in strongly correlated materials. Here, we discuss these results and their implications for the electronic structure determination of other strongly correlated systems, especially nuclear materials.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517; FG02-01ER45872; AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1369437

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1331407; OSTI ID: 1415374

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-16-39090; LA-UR-17-22208; PRBMDO; TRN: US1702660

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Vol. 94, Issue 19; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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