Localized excitation in the hybridization gap in YbAl3
Localized excitation in the hybridization gap in YbAl3
The intermediate valence compound YbAl3 exhibits a broad magnetic excitation in the inelastic neutron scattering spectrum with characteristic energy E150 meV, equal to the Kondo energy (TK~600–700 K). In the low temperature (T<Tcoh~40 K) Fermi liquid state, however, a new peak in the scattering occurs at E233 meV, which lies in the hybridization gap that exists in this compound. We report inelastic neutron scattering results for a single-crystal sample. The scattering at energies near E1 qualitatively has the momentum (Q) dependence expected for interband scattering across the indirect gap. The scattering near E2 has a very different Q dependence: it is a weak function of Q over a large fraction of the Brillouin zone and is smallest near (1/2,1/2,1/2). A possibility is that the peak at E2 arises from a spatially localized excitation in the hybridization gap.
intermediate valence, YbAl3, hybridisation gap, inelastic neutron scattering
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Christianson, A.D.
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Goremychkin, E.A.
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Osborn, R.
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Bauer, E.A.
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Frost, C.D.
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Zaretsky, J.L.
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22 March 2006
Christianson, A.D.
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Osborn, R.
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Bauer, E.A.
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Sarrao, J.L.
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Thompson, J.D.
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Frost, C.D.
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Zaretsky, J.L.
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Christianson, A.D., Fanelli, V.R., Lawrence, J.M., Goremychkin, E.A., Osborn, R., Bauer, E.A., Sarrao, J.L., Thompson, J.D., Frost, C.D. and Zaretsky, J.L.
(2006)
Localized excitation in the hybridization gap in YbAl3.
Physical Review Letters, 96 (11), .
(doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.117206).
Abstract
The intermediate valence compound YbAl3 exhibits a broad magnetic excitation in the inelastic neutron scattering spectrum with characteristic energy E150 meV, equal to the Kondo energy (TK~600–700 K). In the low temperature (T<Tcoh~40 K) Fermi liquid state, however, a new peak in the scattering occurs at E233 meV, which lies in the hybridization gap that exists in this compound. We report inelastic neutron scattering results for a single-crystal sample. The scattering at energies near E1 qualitatively has the momentum (Q) dependence expected for interband scattering across the indirect gap. The scattering near E2 has a very different Q dependence: it is a weak function of Q over a large fraction of the Brillouin zone and is smallest near (1/2,1/2,1/2). A possibility is that the peak at E2 arises from a spatially localized excitation in the hybridization gap.
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Published date: 22 March 2006
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intermediate valence, YbAl3, hybridisation gap, inelastic neutron scattering
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