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Temperature-Dependent Fermi Surface Evolution in Heavy Fermion CeIrIn5

Hong Chul Choi, B. I. Min, J. H. Shim, K. Haule, and G. Kotliar
Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 016402 – Published 5 January 2012
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Abstract

We address theoretically the evolution of the heavy fermion Fermi surface (FS) as a function of temperature (T), using a first principles dynamical mean-field theory approach combined with density functional theory. We focus on the archetypical heavy electrons in CeIrIn5. Upon cooling, both the quantum oscillation frequencies and cyclotron masses show logarithmic scaling behavior [ln(T0/T)] with different characteristic temperatures T0=130 and 50 K, respectively. The enlargement of the electron FSs at low T is accompanied by topological changes around T=1050K. The resistivity coherence peak observed at T50K is the result of the competition between the binding of incoherent 4f electrons to the spd conduction electrons at Fermi level (EF) and the formation of coherent 4f electrons.

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  • Received 7 June 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.016402

© 2012 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Hong Chul Choi1,*, B. I. Min1, J. H. Shim1,2,†, K. Haule3, and G. Kotliar3

  • 1Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
  • 2Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
  • 3Department of Physics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA

  • *ithink@postech.ac.kr
  • Corresponding author. jhshim@postech.ac.kr

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Vol. 108, Iss. 1 — 6 January 2012

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    The T-dependent FS evolution in the DFT+DMFT calculation. The FSs are extracted from the DFT+DMFT quasiparticle band structures at 10 K (b),(f), 20 K (c),(g), and 300 K (d),(h). For comparison, the FSs obtained from the DFT band calculation are also provided (a),(e). Because the main FSs in CeIrIn5 are nearly cylindrical due to the quasi-2D nature of its crystal structure, the FSs only on the z=0 and z=π planes are shown. The FSs on these planes are identified from the dHvA frequencies because the symmetric plane provides the extremal cross section of the FS. There are two main cylindrical electron FSs represented by αi and βi branches observed in the dHvA experiment [see (a) and (e)]. Those branches are identified at all temperature range. On the other hand, the FSs denoted as g, h (hole FSs) and a, c (electron FSs) in the DFT calculation manifest topological changes with varying T in the DFT+DMFT calculation. Note that g, h, a, c branches were not identified clearly in the dHvA experiments. Color represents the different band index.Reuse & Permissions
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    The T-dependent dHvA frequencies (F) and cyclotron effective masses (m*). The dHvA frequencies (a) and effective masses (b) of αi and βi branches are obtained from the DFT+DMFT method and compared with those from the DFT method and experiments (exp.). The corresponding FSs for each branch are provided in Figs. 1a, 1e, except α1 that corresponds to the maximum frequency among αi branches and is located between the z=0 and z=π planes. At high T, the cyclotron masses are very small, ranging from 0.4 to 0.7m0 (m0 is the bare electron mass) for αi and βi branches. Such small cyclotron masses are also reproduced in the 4f open-core DFT calculation, in which only dispersive spd bands are crossing EF. The low T dHvA frequencies from the DFT+DMFT method are consistent with the results of DFT method in which the 4f electrons are considered as itinerant type. (c) The renormalized ΔFi of each branch shows the scaling behavior of ln(T0/T) with the characteristic T of T0f130K. (d) All the renormalized Δm*’s show the similar scaling behavior, but with T0m50K.Reuse & Permissions
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    Figure 3
    The magnetic part (4f electron contribution) of the resistivity as a function of T. The experimental electrical resistivity is obtained by subtracting the resistivity of LaIrIn5 from that of CeIrIn5 [5]. Insets (a), (b), and (c) show the broadening changes of spectral weights at EF at low (10 K), crossover (50 K), and high temperature (1000 K), respectively. Σ means the direction from M to Γ in momentum space.Reuse & Permissions
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