Published September 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Lifshitz transitions and quasiparticle de-renormalization in YbRh2Si2

  • 1. Max Planck Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Nöthnitzer Straße 40, D-01187 Dresden (Germany)
  • 2. Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 OHE (United Kingdom)
  • 3. Institut für Mathematische Physik, TU Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstrasse 3, D-38106 Braunschweig (Germany)
  • 4. Physikalisches Institut, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, D-60438 Frankfurt/Main (Germany)

Description

We study the effect of magnetic fields up to 15 T on the heavy fermion state of YbRh2Si2 via Hall effect and magnetoresistivity measurements down to 50 mK. Our data show anomalies at three different characteristic fields. We compare our data to renormalized band structure calculations through which we identify Lifshitz transitions associated with the heavy fermion bands. The Hall measurements indicate that the de-renormalization of the quasiparticles, i.e. the destruction of the local Kondo singlets, occurs smoothly while the Lifshitz transitions occur within rather confined regions of the magnetic field. (paper)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/9/093032

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
New Journal of Physics
Journal Volume
15
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
[13 p.]
ISSN
1367-2630