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Neutron scattering experiments on Yb X Cu sub 4 and Er X Cu sub 4 ( X =Au, Pd, and Ag)

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA)
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  1. Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France (FR)
  2. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (USA)
  3. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (USA)
Temperature-dependent neutron scattering experiments with incident energies in the range 3--50 meV have been performed on polycrystalline samples of the heavy-electron system Yb{ital X}Cu{sub 4}, as well as the stable 4{ital f}-moment compounds Er{ital X}Cu{sub 4} and the nonmagnetic reference materials Lu{ital X}Cu{sub 4}, with {ital X}=Au, Pd, and Ag. The quasielastic linewidth of the Yb{ital X}Cu{sub 4} compounds is determined as a function of temperature. For YbAuCu{sub 4} a quantitative crystal-field analysis is applied to the observed inelastic response, while the data for the strongly 4{ital f}-delocalized compound YbAgCu{sub 4} are discussed in terms of a possible crystal-field interpretation and various theoretical models for heavy-electron systems.
OSTI ID:
7010454
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (USA) Vol. 41:4; ISSN 0163-1829; ISSN PRBMD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English