Published January 2016 | Version v1
Journal article

Mottled electronic state near a quantum critical phase transition

  • 1. Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Sector of Nuclear Science Research, Advanced Science Research Center, Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan)

Description

By means of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spin-lattice relaxation time measurements on a single crystal YbRh2Si2 sample, it is revealed that the coexisting Fermi and non-Fermi states appears near the quantum critical phase transition. Such a mottled state has remained hidden in Ce and U heavy fermion compounds, owing presumably to short lifetimes for the two states. Valence and magnetic instabilities are considered to occur at the same time around the quantum critical phase transition. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nippon Butsuri Gakkai-Shi
Journal Volume
71
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 22-26
ISSN
0029-0181

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Notes
17 refs., 6 figs.