YbRh2Si2:: Pronounced non-Fermi-liquid effects above a low-lying magnetic phase transition

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Trovarelli, O [1 ]
Geibel, C [1 ]
Mederle, S [1 ]
Langhammer, C [1 ]
Grosche, FM [1 ]
Gegenwart, P [1 ]
Lang, M [1 ]
Sparn, G [1 ]
Steglich, F [1 ]
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[1] Max Planck Inst Chem Phys Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.626
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O4 [物理学];
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We report the first observation of non-Fermi-liquid (NFL) effects in a clean Yb compound at ambient pressure and zero magnetic field. The electrical resistivity and the specific-heat coefficient of high-quality single crystals of YbRh2Si2 present a linear and a logarithmic temperature dependence, respectively, in more than a decade in temperature. We ascribe this NFL behavior to the presence of (presumably) quasi-2D antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations related to a very weak magnetic phase transition at T-N similar or equal to 65 mK. Application of hydrostatic pressure induces anomalies in the electrical resistivity, indicating the stabilization of magnetic order.
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