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Paramagnons in heavy-electron systems

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States)
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  1. Department of Physics, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060 (Japan)
Paramagnons in heavy-electron systems are theoretically examined. First, local spin fluctuations are fully included in the best single-site approximation. A local Kondo temperature is uniquely defined to show a characteristic energy scale of local spin fluctuations. Secondly, paramagnons are included perturbatively. Such a theory is applied to analyze the specific-heat data of heavy-electron compounds such as UAl{sub 2}, UPt{sub 3}, and CeSi{sub 1.85}, where anomalous {ital T}{sup 3}ln{ital T} terms are observed at low temperatures {ital T}{lt}10 K. It is argued that not only paramagnons but also local spin fluctuations are responsible for the low-temperature specific heat and that paramagnons are responsible for the anomalous {ital T}{sup 3}ln{ital T} terms.
OSTI ID:
5238372
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States) Vol. 44:13; ISSN PRBMD; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English