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Novel Mott Transitions in Non-Isotropic Two-Band Hubbard Model
The Mott transition in a two-band Hubbard model involving subbands of
different widths is studied as a function of temperature using dynamical mean
field theory combined with exact diagonalization. The phase diagram is shown to
exhibit two successive first-order transitions if the full Hund's rule coupling
is included. In the absence of spin-flip and pair-exchange terms the lower
transition remains first-order while the upper becomes continuous.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures improved results for n_s=
Transition into a low temperature superconducting phase of unconventional pinning in Sr_2RuO_4
We have found a sharp transition in the vortex creep rates at a temperature
T^\ast=0.05 T_c in a single crystal of Sr_2RuO_4 (T_{c}=1.03 K) by means of
magnetic relaxation measurements. For T<T^\ast, the initial creep rates drop to
undetectable low levels. One explanation for this transition into a phase with
such extremely low vortex creep is that the low-temperature phase of Sr_2RuO_4
breaks time reversal symmetry. In that case, degenerate domain walls separating
discreetly degenerate states of a superconductor can act as very strong pinning
centers.Comment: 3 pages, 2 figure
Multiple first-order metamagnetic transitions and quantum oscillations in ultrapure
We present measurements on ultra clean single crystals of the bilayered
ruthenate metal Sr3Ru2O7, which has a magnetic-field-tuned quantum critical
point. Quantum oscillations of differing frequencies can be seen in the
resistivity both below and above its metamagnetic transition. This frequency
shift corresponds to a small change in the Fermi surface volume that is
qualitatively consistent with the small moment change in the magnetisation
across the metamagnetic transition. Very near the metamagnetic field, unusual
behaviour is seen. There is a strong enhancement of the resistivity in a narrow
field window, with a minimum in the resistivity as a function of temperature
below 1 K that becomes more pronounced as the disorder level decreases. The
region of anomalous behaviour is bounded at low temperatures by two first-order
phase transitions. The implications of the results are discussed. PACS:
68.35.Rh, 71.27.+a, 72.15.-v, 74.70.PqComment: 12 pages 4 figures, submitte
Cyclotron Resonance in the Layered Perovskite Superconductor Sr2RuO4
We have measured the cyclotron masses in Sr2RuO4 through the observation of
periodic-orbit-resonances - a magnetic resonance technique closely related to
cyclotron resonance. We obtain values for the alpha, beta and gamma Fermi
surfaces of (4.33+/-0.05)me, (5.81+/-0.03)me and (9.71+/-0.11)me respectively.
The appreciable differences between these results and those obtained from de
Haas- van Alphen measurements are attributable to strong electron-electron
interactions in this system. Our findings appear to be consistent with
predictions for a strongly interacting Fermi liquid; indeed, semi-quantitative
agreement is obtained for the electron pockets beta and gamma.Comment: 4 pages + 3 figure
Magnetodielectric Response of the Spin-Ice Dy2Ti2O7
We report the magneto-dielectric response of single crystals of the spin-ice
compound Dy2Ti2O7 down to 0.26 K. The dielectric constant under zero magnetic
field exhibits a clear decrease reflecting the development of the local
two-spins-in, two-spins-out structure below about 1.2 K. Both the real and
imaginary parts of the dielectric constant under magnetic fields sensitively
respond to various changes in the spin structures. We found that the real part
can be described in terms of local spin correlations among the moments of
tetrahedra, rather than among individual Dy3+ moments. Using the peaks in the
imaginary part, we have constructed a precise field-temperature phase diagram
in the [111] field direction. We thus demonstrate that the magneto-dielectric
response can be a high-sensitivity local probe of the spin state of
geometrically frustrated systems.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figure
Quasi-particle Density in Sr2RuO4 Probed by means of the Phonon Thermal Conductivity
The thermal conductivity of Sr2RuO4 along the least conducting direction
perpendicular to the RuO2 plane has been studied down to 0.3 K. In this
configuration the phonons remain the dominant heat carriers down to the lowest
temperature, and their conductivity in the normal state is determined by the
scattering on conduction electrons. We show that the phonon mean free path in
the superconducting state is sensitive to the density of the quasi-particles in
the bulk. An unusual magnetic field dependence of the phonon thermal
conductivity is ascribed to the anisotropic superconducting gap structure in
Sr2RuO4.Comment: 14 pages, 6 eps figures, Latex. This article corresponds to the
reference 25 of Phys. Rev. Lett. vol.86 page2649-2652 (2001) and
cond-mat/010449
Detailed Topography of the Fermi Surface of Sr2RuO4
We apply a novel analysis of the field and angle dependence of the
quantum-oscillatory amplitudes in the unconventional superconductor Sr2RuO4 to
map its Fermi surface in unprecedented detail, and to obtain previously
inaccessible information on the band dispersion. The three quasi-2D Fermi
surface sheets not only exhibit very diverse magnitudes of warping, but also
entirely different dominant warping symmetries. We use the data to reassess
recent results on c-axis transport phenomena.Comment: REVTeX, 4 page
Rigid-Band Shift of the Fermi Level in a Strongly Correlated Metal: Sr(2-y)La(y)RuO(4)
We report a systematic study of electron doping of Sr2RuO4 by non-isovalent
substitution of La^(3+) for Sr^(2+). Using a combination of de Haas-van Alphen
oscillations, specific heat, and resistivity measurements, we show that
electron doping leads to a rigid-band shift of the Fermi level corresponding to
one doped electron per La ion, with constant many-body quasiparticle mass
enhancement over the band mass. The susceptibility spectrum is substantially
altered and enhanced by the doping but this has surprisingly little effect on
the strength of the unconventional superconducting pairing.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
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