Superconductivity, Kondo physics, and magnetic order: Tuning the ground state in the La1−xCexFeSiH solid solution through the interplay between 3d and 4 f correlated electrons

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Beitragende

  • J. Sourd - , Université de Bordeaux, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat (Autor:in)
  • B. Vignolle - , Université de Bordeaux (Autor:in)
  • E. Gaudin - , Université de Bordeaux (Autor:in)
  • S. Burdin - , Université de Bordeaux (Autor:in)
  • S. Tencé - , Université de Bordeaux (Autor:in)

Abstract

We report a study of the La1−xCexFeSiH solid solution (0 ≤ x ≤ 1), a family of intermetallic hydrides of ZrCuSiAs-type structure, with space group P4/nmm. For low cerium concentrations x ≤ 0.20, we observe the presence of superconductivity, which originates from the correlated 3d electrons of iron. The superconducting regime is progressively suppressed by the cerium substitution. For moderate cerium concentration 0.07 ≤ x ≤ 0.50, we observe evidence of the single-ion Kondo effect and no magnetic phase transition down to 2 K. For 0.07 ≤ x ≤ 0.20, the single-ion Kondo effect coexists with a superconducting ground state at low temperatures. From x > 0.50, we observe signatures of Kondo coherence and a heavy Fermi liquid regime at low temperature. Finally, at high cerium concentration x ≥ 0.85, we observe signatures of magnetic ordering at low temperatures. We discuss our results by introducing temperature scales related to superconductivity, the Kondo effect, and magnetic order, which permits building a rich phase diagram temperature versus cerium content x. This shows that using the cerium concentration x as a unique control parameter, we can explore the Kondo entanglement between correlated 3d and 4 f electrons, which suggests an unusual change between the superconducting state related to the 3d electrons and the Kondo coherent state involving both 3d and 4 f electrons.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer035120
Seitenumfang8
FachzeitschriftPhysical Review B
Jahrgang113
Ausgabenummer3
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 12 Jan. 2026
Peer-Review-StatusJa