MASSIVE ELECTRON STATE IN YBBIPT

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作者
FISK, Z
CANFIELD, PC
BEYERMANN, WP
THOMPSON, JD
HUNDLEY, MF
OTT, HR
FELDER, E
MAPLE, MB
DELATORRE, MAL
VISANI, P
SEAMAN, CL
机构
[1] SWISS FED INST TECHNOL,CH-8092 ZURICH,SWITZERLAND
[2] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.3310
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Measurements of the electrical resistivity, magnetoresistance, ac and dc magnetic susceptibility, and specific heat on YbBiPt indicate this compound to be a very heavy-electron system. The low-temperature Sommerfeld coefficient of 8 J/K2 (mole Yb) is not affected by a phase transition at 0.4 K. We suggest that the heavy-mass state in YbBiPt is unconventional in that it develops from Bloch states in an electronic subsystem with low carrier concentration.
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页码:3310 / 3313
页数:4
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