63 research outputs found
Magnetic-Field-Induced 4f-Octupole in CeB6 Probed by Resonant X-ray Diffraction
CeB6, a typical Gamma_8-quartet system, exhibits a mysterious
antiferroquadrupolar ordered phase in magnetic fields, which is considered as
originating from the T_{xyz}-type magnetic octupole moment induced by the
field. By resonant x-ray diffraction in magnetic fields, we have verified that
the T_{xyz}-type octupole is indeed induced in the 4f-orbital of Ce with a
propagation vector (1/2, 1/2, 1/2), thereby supporting the theory. We observed
an asymmetric field dependence of the intensity for an electric quadrupole (E2)
resonance when the field was reversed, and extracted a field dependence of the
octupole by utilizing the interference with an electric dipole (E1) resonance.
The result is in good agreement with that of the NMR-line splitting, which
reflects the transferred hyperfine field at the Boron nucleus from the
anisotropic spin distribution of Ce with an O_{xy}-type quadrupole. The
field-reversal method used in the present study opens up the possibility of
being widely applied to other multipole ordering systems such as NpO2,
Ce_{x}La_{1-x}B_{6}, SmRu_{4}P_{12}, and so on.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, submitte
Non Magnetic Impurities in the Spin-Gap Phase of the Cuprate
It is now well established that Zn doping of high- cuprates reduces
their and triggers the appearence of a spin glass phase. In this context,
we have solved exactly the problem of N non magnetic impurities in the
staggered flux phase of the Heisenberg model which we assume to be a good
mean-field approximation for the spin-gap phase of the cuprates. In this model,
the quasiparticule spectrum has four nodes on the Fermi surface, and
linearization of the spectrum in the neighbourhood of these nodes leads to a
system of 2D Dirac fermions. In the presence of a macroscopic number of (non
magnetic) impurities, the problem has a characteristic logarithmic structure
that renders ineffective the usual perturbative expansions. We have used this
logarithmic structure to calculate an exact solution. For a concentration ni of
impurities in the unitary scattering limit, the additional density of states is
found to be proportional to (where D is the infrared
cut-off of the linearized spectrum) in analogy with the 1D case of doped
spin-Peierls and two-leg ladders compounds. We argue that the system exhibits a
quasi long-range order at T=0 with instantaneous spin-spin correlations
decreasing as for large distances between
impurity sites. We predict enhanced low energy fluctuations and compare these
results to NMR and inelastic neutron scattering experiments in the high-
cuprates.Comment: proceeding of SCES98 conference in Paris, July '9
Spontaneous deformation of the Fermi surface due to strong correlation in the two-dimensional t-J model
Fermi surface of the two-dimensional t-J model is studied using the
variational Monte Carlo method. We study the Gutzwiller projected d-wave
superconducting state with an additional variational parameter t'_v
corresponding to the next-nearest neighbor hopping term. It is found that the
finite t'_v<0 gives the lowest variational energy in the wide range of
hole-doping rates. The obtained momentum distribution function shows that the
Fermi surface deforms spontaneously. It is also shown that the van Hove
singularity is always located very close to the Fermi energy. Using the
Gutzwiller approximation, we show that this spontaneous deformation is due to
the Gutzwiller projection operator or the strong correlation.Comment: 4 pages, 3 eps figures, revte
High energy spin excitations in YBa_2 Cu_3 O_{6.5}
Inelastic neutron scattering has been used to obtain a comprehensive
description of the absolute dynamical spin susceptibility
of the underdoped superconducting cuprate YBa_2 Cu_3 O_{6.5} ()
over a wide range of energies and temperatures ( and ). Spin excitations of two different
symmetries (even and odd under exchange of two adjacent CuO_2 layers) are
observed which, surprisingly, are characterized by different temperature
dependences. The excitations show dispersive behavior at high energies.Comment: 15 pages, 5 figure
Low-energy magnetic response of the noncentrosymmetric heavy-fermion superconductor CePt3Si studied via inelastic neutron scattering
The low-energy magnetic excitations of the noncentrosymmetric heavy-fermion
superconductor CePt3Si have been measured with inelastic neutron scattering on
a single crystal. Kondo-type spin fluctuations with an anisotropic wave vector
dependence are observed in the paramagnetic state. These fluctuations do not
survive in the antiferromagnetically ordered state below TN=2.2 K but are
replaced by damped spin waves, whose dispersion is much stronger along the
c-axis than in other directions. No change is observed in the excitation
spectrum or the magnetic order as the system enters the superconducting state
below Tc=0.7 K.Comment: Revised version: 8 pages, 7 figure
Magnetic order and multipole interactions in CexPr1-xB6 solid solutions
Magnetic ordering phenomena in CexPr1-xB6 solid solutions have been studied
using both powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction. A variety of magnetic
structures are observed depending on temperature and Ce concentration. Over a
broad composition range (x 0.7), Pr-Pr interactions play a dominant role,
giving rise to incommensurate structures with wave vectors of the form
k{IC1}=(1/4-delta, 1/4, 1/2) or k{IC2}=(1/4-delta, 1/4-delta, 1/2). The
crossover to a CeB6-like regime takes place near x = 0.7-0.8. For the latter
composition, the antiferroquadrupolar phase transition observed in transport
measurements precedes the onset, at lower temperature, of a commensurate
magnetic order similar to that existing in CeB6. However, unlike in the pure
compound, an incommensurate magnetic order is formed at even higher temperature
and persists in the antiferroquadrupolar phase down to the lock-in transition.
These results are shown to reflect the interplay between various type of dipole
exchange and higher multipole interactions in this series of compounds.Comment: Abstract of submission changed to get rid of LaTeX code Minor
differences exist between this version and that published in PRB (corrections
introduced by publisher
Superconductivity and spin triplet collective mode in the t-J model close to antiferromagnetic instability
To investigate relations between long-range antiferromagnetic (AF) order,
superconductivity and two particle triplet collective excitations we consider a
modified two dimensional t-J model at doping close to half filling. The model
includes additional hopping t'' and nearest sites Coulomb repulsion V. The
additional parameters allow us to control closeness of the system to the AF
instability. We demonstrate the possibility of co-existence of long-range AF
order and d-g-wave superconductivity. In the phase with long-range AF order we
find, analytically, superconducting gaps and spin wave renormalization. We
demonstrate that at approaching the point of the AF instability the spin
triplet collective excitation arises with energy below the superconducting gap.Comment: 9 page
Effect of band filling in the Kondo lattice: A mean-field approach
The usual Kondo-lattice, including an antiferromagnetic exchange interaction
between nearest-neighboring localized spins, is treated here in a mean-field
scheme that introduces two mean-field parameters: one associated with the local
Kondo effect, and the other related to the magnetic correlations between
localized spins. Phases with short-range magnetic correlations or coexistence
between those and the Kondo effect are obtained. By varying the number of
electrons in the conduction band, we notice that the Kondo effect tends to be
suppressed away from half filling, while magnetic correlations can survive if
the Heisenberg coupling is strong enough. An enhanced linear coefficient of the
specific heat is obtained at low temperatures in the metallic state.Comment: 7 pages, ReVTeX two-column, 7 figure
Order from Disorder: Non Magnetic Impurities in the Spin-gap Phase of the Cuprates
We solve the problem of non magnetic impurities in the staggered flux
phase of the Heisenberg model which we assume to be a good mean-field
approximation for the spin-gap phase of the cuprates. The density of states is
evaluated exactly in the unitary limit and is porportional to 1/\left (\omega
\ln^2(|\omega|/D)), in analogy with the 1D case of doped spin-Peierls and
two-leg ladders compounds. We argue that the system exhibits a quasi long-range
order at T=0 with instantaneous spin-spin correlations decreasing as n_i/
\ln^2\left (n_i R_{ij}) for large distances and we predict enhanced
low energy fluctuations in Neutron Scattering.Comment: 4 pages, corrected typos, references adde
Superexchange coupling and spin susceptibility spectral weight in undoped monolayer cuprates
A systematic inelastic neutron scattering study of the superexchange
interaction in three different undoped monolayer cuprates (La_2CuO_4, Nd_2CuO_4
and Pr_2CuO_4) has been performed using conventional triple axis technique. We
deduce the in-plane antiferromagnetic (AF) superexchange coupling which
actually presents no simple relation versus crystallographic parameters. The
absolute spectral weight of the spin susceptibility has been obtained and it is
found to be smaller than expected even when quantum corrections of the AF
ground state are taken into account.Comment: 13 pages, 1 table, 3 figure
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