Fermi surface study of CeSb

Journal Article · Mon Apr 15 04:00:00 EST 1985 · J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.335497· OSTI ID:6036589

Aoki, H; Crabtree, G; Joss, W; Hulliger, F

A Fermi surface study of the ferromagnetic phase of CeSb is presented. The ..gamma.. frequency branches arising from the electron surfaces at the X points, three separate frequency branches from the hole surfaces at the GAMMA point, and the low-frequency branch ..cap alpha.. have been observed. The effective mass ratios are low and range from approx.0.2 for the ..cap alpha.. branch to approx.1.0 for the high-frequency branch of ..gamma... The low effective mass ratios suggest that the admixture of the conduction states with the f state is small. We have observed a drastic change in the appearance of the de Haas--van Alpen signal at the phase transition between the ferromagnetic and lower field antiferromagnetic phases: the low-frequency ..cap alpha.. oscillation suddenly disappears as the crystal enters the antiferromagnetic phase. By utilizing the change in the signal appearance, the transition field strength has been measured as a function of the field direction. The present experimental results particularly the origin of the ..cap alpha.. oscillation, are discussed in the light of the p-f mixing theory and recent band-structure calculations based on localized f orbitals.

• Research Organization: Materials Science and Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6036589
• Journal Information: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 57:8; ISSN JAPIA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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