Fermi-surface reconstruction at the metamagnetic high-field transition in uranium mononitride

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Contributors

  • S. Hamann - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • T. Förster - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • D. I. Gorbunov - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • M. König - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • M. Uhlarz - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • J. Wosnitza - , Clusters of Excellence ct.qmat: Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter, Chair of Physics of High Magnetic Fields, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Toni Helm - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)

Abstract

We report on the electronic and thermodynamic properties of the antiferromagnetic metal uranium mononitride with a Néel temperature . The fabrication of microstructures from single crystals enables us to study the low-temperature metamagnetic transition at approximately by high-precision magnetotransport, Hall-effect, and magnetic-torque measurements. We confirm the evolution of the high-field transition from a broad and complex behavior to a sharp first-order-like step, associated with a spin flop at low temperature. In the high-field state, the magnetic contribution to the temperature dependence of the resistivity is suppressed completely. It evolves into an almost quadratic dependence at low temperatures indicative of a metallic character. Our detailed investigation of the Hall effect provides evidence for a prominent Fermi-surface reconstruction as the system is pushed into the high-field state.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number155123
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume104
Issue number15
Publication statusPublished - 15 Oct 2021
Peer-reviewedYes