Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations in CeNiSn

被引:2
作者
Terashima, T
Terakura, C
Uji, S
Aoki, H
Echizen, Y
Takabatake, T
机构
[1] Natl Inst Mat Sci, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050003, Japan
[2] Tohoku Univ, Ctr Low Temp Sci, Sendai, Miyagi 9808578, Japan
[3] Hiroshima Univ, ADSM, Dept Quantum Matter, Higashihiroshima 7398526, Japan
关键词
Kondo semiconductors; magnetoresistance; Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations;
D O I
10.1016/S0921-4526(01)01086-9
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
Magnetoresistance measurements have been performed on CeNiSn at low temperatures down to 35 mK and in magnetic fields up to 20 T. Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations, observed for the first time, provide clear evidence that CeNiSn, formerly called a Kondo semiconductor, is a metal. The frequency and associated effective mass are 65 T and 13m(e) for the field direction parallel to the crystallographic c-axis. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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