Electronic nature of the lock-in magnetic transition in CeXAl4Si2

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作者
Gunasekera, J. [1 ]
Harriger, L. [2 ]
Dahal, A. [1 ]
Maurya, A. [3 ]
Heitmann, T. [4 ]
Disseler, S. M. [2 ]
Thamizhavel, A. [3 ]
Dhar, S. [3 ]
Singh, D. J. [1 ]
Singh, D. K. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Missouri, Dept Phys & Astron, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
[2] NIST, Ctr Neutron Res, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA
[3] Tata Inst Fundamental Res, Mumbia, India
[4] Univ Missouri, Res Reactor, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
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HEAVY-FERMION METALS; PHASE-TRANSITIONS; ANTIFERROMAGNETISM;
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10.1103/PhysRevB.93.155151
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
We have investigated the underlying magnetism in newly discovered single crystal Kondo lattices CeXAl4Si2, where X = Rh, Ir. We show that the compound undergoes an incommensurate-to-commensurate magnetic transition at T-c = 9.19 K (10.75 K in Ir). The spin correlation in the incommensurate phase is described by a spin density wave configuration of Ce ions, which locks in to the long-range antiferromagnetic order at T = T-c. The analysis of the experimental data, combined with the calculation of the electronic properties, suggests the role of the Fermi surface nesting as the primary mechanism behind this phenomenon.
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