Hall effect across the quantum phase transition of CeCu 6-xAux

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Contributors

  • H. Bartolf - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • C. Pfleiderer - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • O. Stockert - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • M. Vojta - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • H. V. Löhneysen - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)

Abstract

While CeCu6 is a Pauli-paramagnetic heavy-fermion (HF) system, Au doping introduces long-range incommensurate antiferromagnetism for x>xc≈0.1. At the critical concentration xc, the system experiences a quantum phase transition (QPT). Here, both unusual magnetic fluctuations, studied by inelastic neutron scattering, and non-Fermi-liquid behavior, i.e. to anomalous low-temperature thermodynamic and transport properties have been observed. We report on Hall effect measurements that probe the electronic structure of heavy fermions across the critical concentration xc of the QPT.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)86-88
Number of pages3
JournalPhysica B: Condensed Matter
Volume359-361
Issue numberSPEC. ISS.
Publication statusPublished - 30 Apr 2005
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

Keywords

  • CeCuAu, Hall effect, Quantum phase transition