Published April 30, 2005
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Journal article
Search for a quantum critical end-point in CeRu2(Si1-xGex)2
Creators
- 1. Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, D-01187 Dresden (Germany)
- 2. Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043 (Japan)
Description
We use high-resolution dilatometry and electrical resistivity down to 20mK and millitesla magnetic field steps to search for a possible quantum critical (end-) point (QC(E)P) in CeRu2(Si1-xGex)2 with x=0.00 and 0.02 at the metamagnetic transition (MMT), Bm=7.8 and 6.8T, respectively. We do not find any evidence for QCEP since (i) the peak height and FWHM of the magnetostrictive anomaly saturate below 0.2K and (ii) the thermal expansion and the electrical resistivity indicate the formation of a Landau-Fermi liquid (LFL) state below 0.3K even at B=Bm. We speculate that the metamagnetic crossover represents a Fermi surface reconstruction that is fully completed below 0.2K
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.physb.2004.12.059;
- PII
- S0921-4526(04)01315-8;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physica. B, Condensed Matter
- Journal Volume
- 359-361
- Journal Page Range
- p. 68-70
- ISSN
- 0921-4526
- CODEN
- PHYBE3
Conference
- Title
- International conference on strongly correlated electron systems
- Acronym
- SCES '04
- Dates
- 26-30 Jul 2004
- Place
- Karlsruhe (Germany)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37065544
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CERIUM; DILATOMETRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FERMI GAS; FERMI LEVEL; FERMIONS; GERMANIUM; INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSTRICTION; RUTHENIUM; SILICON; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL EXPANSION
- Descriptors DEC
- ALLOYS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY LEVELS; EXPANSION; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; METALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLATINUM METALS; RARE EARTHS; REFRACTORY METALS; SEMIMETALS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.