Article Dans Une Revue Physical Review B Année : 2018

Intermediate valence in single crystalline Yb2Si2Al

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Yb2⁢Si2⁢Al may be a prototype for exploring different aspects of the Shastry-Sutherland lattice, formed by planes of orthogonally coupled Yb ions. Measurements of the magnetic susceptibility find incoherently fluctuating Yb3+ moments coexisting with a weakly correlated metallic state that is confirmed by measurements of the electrical resistivity. Increasing signs of Kondo coherence are found with decreasing temperature, including an enhanced Sommerfeld coefficient and Kadowaki-Woods ratio that signal that the metallic state found at the lowest temperatures is a Fermi liquid where correlations have become significantly stronger. A pronounced peak in the electronic and magnetic specific heat indicates that the coupling of the Yb moments to the conduction electrons leads to an effective Kondo temperature that is approximately 30 K. The valence of Yb2⁢Si2⁢Al has been investigated with electron spectroscopy methods. Yb2⁢Si2⁢Al is found to be strongly intermediate valent [see text] at 80 K]. Taken together, these experimental data are consistent with a scenario where a coherent Kondo lattice forms in Yb2⁢Si2⁢Al from an incoherently fluctuating ensemble of Yb moments with incomplete Kondo compensation, and strong intermediate valence character.

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hal-03997187 , version 1 (20-02-2023)

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W. Gannon, K. Chen, M. Sundermann, F. Strigari, Y. Utsumi, et al.. Intermediate valence in single crystalline Yb2Si2Al. Physical Review B, 2018, 98 (7), pp.075101. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevB.98.075101⟩. ⟨hal-03997187⟩
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