Photoemission signature of momentum-dependent hybridization in

R Kurleto, M Fidrysiak, L Nicolaï, J Minár, M Rosmus… - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
R Kurleto, M Fidrysiak, L Nicolaï, J Minár, M Rosmus, Ł Walczak, A Tejeda, JE Rault
Physical Review B, 2021APS
Hybridization between f electrons and conduction bands (cf hybridization) is a driving force
for many unusual phenomena. To provide insight into it, systematic studies of CeCoIn 5
heavy fermion superconductor have been performed by angle-resolved photoemission
spectroscopy (ARPES) in a large angular range at temperature of T= 6 K. The used photon
energy of 122 eV corresponds to Ce 4 d-4 f resonance. Calculations carried out with the
relativistic multiple scattering Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker method and one-step model of …
Hybridization between electrons and conduction bands (c-f hybridization) is a driving force for many unusual phenomena. To provide insight into it, systematic studies of heavy fermion superconductor have been performed by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) in a large angular range at temperature of  K. The used photon energy of 122 eV corresponds to Ce resonance. Calculations carried out with the relativistic multiple scattering Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker method and one-step model of photoemission yielded realistic simulation of the ARPES spectra, indicating that Ce-In surface termination prevails. Surface states, which have been identified in the calculations, contribute significantly to the spectra. Effects of the hybridization strongly depend on wave vector. They include a dispersion of heavy electrons and bands gaining -electron character when approaching Fermi energy. We have also observed a considerable variation of -electron spectral weight at , which is normally determined by both matrix element effects and wave vector dependent c-f hybridization. Fermi surface scans covering a few Brillouin zones revealed large matrix element effects. A symmetrization of experimental Fermi surface, which reduces matrix element contribution, yielded a specific variation of -electron enhanced spectral intensity at around and points. Tight-binding approximation calculations for Ce-In plane provided the same universal distribution of -electron density for a range of values of the parameters used in the model.
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