Published February 1995 | Version v1
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Inelastic neutron scattering study of U3Pt3Sb4

Creators

  • 1. Southampton Univ. (United Kingdom). Dept. of Physics
  • 2. Institut Laue Langevin, BP156, F-38042 Grenoble Cedex 9 (France)
  • 3. ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratories, Chilton, OX11 OQX (United Kingdom)
  • 4. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (United States)

Description

Inelastic neutron scattering measurements on cubic U3Pt3Sb4 reveal well-defined crystal field and spin-orbit excitations, consistent with a U4+ 5f2 configuration of the uranium ion. The magnetic ground state is a crystal field singlet. This may be taken as confirmatory evidence that this compound is not a Kondo insulator, but a band semiconductor. ((orig.))

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
206-207
Journal Issue
1-4
Journal Page Range
p. 464-466.
ISSN
0921-4526
CODEN
PHYBE3

Conference

Title
International conference on strongly correlated electron systems (SCES).
Dates
15-18 Aug 1994.
Place
Amsterdam (Netherlands).

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
26049544
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ABSORPTION SPECTRA; ANTIMONY ALLOYS; CRYSTAL FIELD; CUBIC LATTICES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EXCITATION; GROUND STATES; INELASTIC SCATTERING; KONDO EFFECT; L-S COUPLING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; PLATINUM ALLOYS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; URANIUM ALLOYS; URANIUM IONS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE ALLOYS; ALLOYS; CHARGED PARTICLES; COHERENT SCATTERING; COUPLING; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION; ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; INTERMEDIATE COUPLING; IONS; MATERIALS; PLATINUM METAL ALLOYS; SCATTERING; SPECTRA; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS