Proximity to a critical point driven by electronic entropy in URu2Si2

Harrison, Neil; Kushwaha, Satya K.; Chan, Mun K.; Jaime, Marcelo

doi:10.1038/s41535-021-00317-6

Title: Proximity to a critical point driven by electronic entropy in URu2Si2

Journal Article · Fri Mar 05 00:00:00 EST 2021 · npj Quantum Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-021-00317-6· OSTI ID:1769419

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Abstract The strongly correlated actinide metal URu ₂ Si ₂ exhibits a mean field-like second order phase transition at T _o ≈ 17 K, yet lacks definitive signatures of a broken symmetry. Meanwhile, various experiments have also shown the electronic energy gap to closely resemble that resulting from hybridization between conduction electron and 5 f -electron states. We argue here, using thermodynamic measurements, that the above seemingly incompatible observations can be jointly understood by way of proximity to an entropy-driven critical point, in which the latent heat of a valence-type electronic instability is quenched by thermal excitations across a gap, driving the transition second order. Salient features of such a transition include a robust gap spanning highly degenerate features in the electronic density of states, that is weakly (if at all) suppressed by temperature on approaching T _o , and an elliptical phase boundary in magnetic field and temperature that is Pauli paramagnetically limited at its critical magnetic field.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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OSTI ID:: 1769419

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1807868

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-20-26957; 24; PII: 317

Journal Information:: npj Quantum Materials, Journal Name: npj Quantum Materials Vol. 6 Journal Issue: 1; ISSN 2397-4648

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