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Title: Band Dependent Interlayer f -Electron Hybridization in CeRhIn 5

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China); China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang (China)
  2. Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China)
  3. China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang (China)
  4. Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China)
  5. Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland)
  6. Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot (United Kingdom)
  7. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  8. Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China); Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing (China)
  9. Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China); Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing (China)

A key issue in heavy fermion research is how subtle changes in the hybridization between the 4 f (5 f ) and conduction electrons can result in fundamentally different ground states. CeRhIn 5 stands out as a particularly notable example: when replacing Rh with either Co or Ir, antiferromagnetism gives way to superconductivity. In this photoemission study of CeRhIn 5 , we demonstrate that the use of resonant angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy with polarized light allows us to extract detailed information on the 4 f crystal field states and details on the 4 f and conduction electron hybridization, which together determine the ground state. We directly observe weakly dispersive Kondo resonances of f electrons and identify two of the three Ce4 f $$^{1}_{5/2}$$ crystal-electric-field levels and band-dependent hybridization, which signals that the hybridization occurs primarily between the Ce 4 f states in the CeIn3 layer and two more three-dimensional bands composed of the Rh 4 d and In 5 p orbitals in the RhIn2 layer. Our conclusions allow us to connect the properties observed at elevated temperatures with the unusual low-temperature properties of this enigmatic heavy fermion compound.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC). Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
1525818
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1422863
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-18-21614; PRLTAO
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 120, Issue 6; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 37 works
Citation information provided by
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Electronic structure study of LaCoIn 5 and its comparison with CeCoIn 5 journal July 2019
Crystal electric field splitting and f -electron hybridization in heavy-fermion CePt 2 In 7 journal August 2019
Suppression of hybridization by Cd doping in CeCoIn 5 journal December 2019
Photoemission insight into the heavy-fermion behavior in Ce 0.85 Yb 0.15 CoIn 5 journal January 2020
Electronic structure and 4 f -electron character in Ce 2 PdIn 8 studied by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy journal February 2019
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