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.2009.01.019Additional details
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
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40053428
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CERIUM COMPOUNDS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; EFFECTIVE MASS; ELECTRON CORRELATION; FERMI GAS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; METALS; SCALING; SPECIFIC HEAT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
- Descriptors DEC
- CORRELATIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELEMENTS; MASS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
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- Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.