Fermi surface properties of the enhanced pauli paramagnet U Al3

Dai Aoki, Narumi Watanabe, Yoshihiko Inada, Rikio Settai, Kiyohiro Sugiyama, Hisatomo Harima, Tetsutaro Inoue, Koichi Kindo, Etsuji Yamamoto, Yoshinori Haga, Yoshichika Onuki

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Abstract

We succeeded in growing a high-quality single crystal of UAl3 with the cubic AuCu3-type structure and studied the Fermi surface properties by measuring the de Haas-van Alphen (dHvA) effect and the magnetoresistance, together with the electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility and specific heat. Seven dHvA branches were observed, ranging from 1.1 × 106 to 1.5 × 108 Oe. These branches are partially explained by the result of band calculations based on the 5f-itinerant band model. The detected cyclotron mass is in the range from 3 to 17m0, suggesting the strong 5f hybridization with the conduction electrons, which is twice to three times larger than the corresponding band mass.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2609-2614
Number of pages6
Journaljournal of the physical society of japan
Volume69
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • FLAPW band calculation
  • Fermi surface
  • Magnetoresistance
  • UAl
  • dHvA effect

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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