Quantum criticality in itinerant metamagnets

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作者
Zacharias, Mario [1 ]
Garst, Markus [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cologne, Inst Theoret Phys, D-50938 Cologne, Germany
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 2013年 / 87卷 / 07期
关键词
RUTHENATE SR3RU2O7; TRANSITION; SUSCEPTIBILITY;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevB.87.075119
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Critical thermodynamics close to a metamagnetic quantum critical end point (QCEP) in a metal is discussed within the framework of spin-fluctuation theory. We analyze the effective potential for the Ising order parameter that is renormalized by spin fluctuations and acquires a characteristic temperature dependence. The resulting magnetic field, H, and temperature, T, dependence of the magnetization, specific heat, thermal expansion, magnetostriction, susceptibility, and Gruneisen parameter are determined, and the crossover lines in the (H, T) phase diagram are specified. We point out that the metamagnetic QCEP is intrinsically unstable with respect to a magnetoelastic coupling. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.075119
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