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Title: Quantum oscillations in the heavy-fermion compound YbPtBi

Abstract

We present quantum oscillations observed in the heavy-fermion compound YbPtBi in magnetic fields far beyond its field-tuned, quantum critical point. Quantum oscillations are observed in magnetic fields as low as 60 kOe at 60 mK and up to temperatures as high as 3 K, which confirms the very high quality of the samples as well as the small effective mass of the conduction carriers far from the quantum critical point. Although the electronic specific heat coefficient of YbPtBi reaches ~7.4 J/molK2 in zero field, which is one of the highest effective mass values among heavy-fermion systems, we suppress it quickly by an applied magnetic field. The quantum oscillations were used to extract the quasiparticle effective masses of the order of the bare electron mass, which is consistent with the behavior observed in specific heat measurements. Furthermore, such small effective masses at high fields can be understood by considering the suppression of Kondo screening.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2]
  1. Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States); Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC (Canada)
  2. Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1227384
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1212328
Report Number(s):
IS-J-8784
Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121; PRBMDO
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11358
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 92; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

Citation Formats

Mun, E., Bud'ko, S. L., Lee, Y., Martin, C., Tanatar, M. A., Prozorov, R., and Canfield, P. C. Quantum oscillations in the heavy-fermion compound YbPtBi. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.92.085135.
Mun, E., Bud'ko, S. L., Lee, Y., Martin, C., Tanatar, M. A., Prozorov, R., & Canfield, P. C. Quantum oscillations in the heavy-fermion compound YbPtBi. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.085135
Mun, E., Bud'ko, S. L., Lee, Y., Martin, C., Tanatar, M. A., Prozorov, R., and Canfield, P. C. Sat . "Quantum oscillations in the heavy-fermion compound YbPtBi". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.085135. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1227384.
@article{osti_1227384,
title = {Quantum oscillations in the heavy-fermion compound YbPtBi},
author = {Mun, E. and Bud'ko, S. L. and Lee, Y. and Martin, C. and Tanatar, M. A. and Prozorov, R. and Canfield, P. C.},
abstractNote = {We present quantum oscillations observed in the heavy-fermion compound YbPtBi in magnetic fields far beyond its field-tuned, quantum critical point. Quantum oscillations are observed in magnetic fields as low as 60 kOe at 60 mK and up to temperatures as high as 3 K, which confirms the very high quality of the samples as well as the small effective mass of the conduction carriers far from the quantum critical point. Although the electronic specific heat coefficient of YbPtBi reaches ~7.4 J/molK2 in zero field, which is one of the highest effective mass values among heavy-fermion systems, we suppress it quickly by an applied magnetic field. The quantum oscillations were used to extract the quasiparticle effective masses of the order of the bare electron mass, which is consistent with the behavior observed in specific heat measurements. Furthermore, such small effective masses at high fields can be understood by considering the suppression of Kondo screening.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.92.085135},
journal = {Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics},
number = 8,
volume = 92,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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