Published March 2, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Energy scales and magnetoresistance at a quantum critical point

  • 1. CTSPS, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA 30314 (United States)
  • 2. Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904 (Israel)
  • 3. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, RAS, Gatchina, 188300 (Russian Federation)
  • 4. Komi Science Center, Ural Division, RAS, 3a Chernova street, Syktyvkar, 167982 (Russian Federation)
  • 5. Opole University, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Opole, 45-052 (Poland)

Description

The magnetoresistance (MR) of CeCoIn5 is notably different from that in many conventional metals. We show that a pronounced crossover from negative to positive MR at elevated temperatures and fixed magnetic fields is determined by the scaling behavior of quasiparticle effective mass. At a quantum critical point (QCP) this dependence generates kinks (crossover points from fast to slow growth) in thermodynamic characteristics (like specific heat, magnetization, etc.) at some temperatures when a strongly correlated electron system transits from the magnetic field induced Landau-Fermi liquid (LFL) regime to the non-Fermi liquid (NFL) one taking place at rising temperatures. We show that the above kink-like peculiarity separates two distinct energy scales in QCP vicinity - low temperature LFL scale and high temperature one related to NFL regime. Our comprehensive theoretical analysis of experimental data permits to reveal for the first time new MR and kinks scaling behavior as well as to identify the physical reasons for above energy scales

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2009.01.019

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physleta.2009.01.019;
arXiv
arXiv:0902.1856v1;
PII
S0375-9601(09)00056-5;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
373
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 986-991
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

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