Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy view on the nature of Ce 4f electrons in the antiferromagnetic Kondo lattice CePd5Al2Show others and affiliations
2021 (English)In: Physical Review B, ISSN 2469-9950, E-ISSN 2469-9969, Vol. 103, no 12, article id 125122Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
We report an angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy study of the antiferromagnetic Kondo lattice CePd5Al2, focusing on the quasi-two-dimensional k-space nature of its Fermi surface and, tuning photon energy to the Ce 4d-4f on-resonance transition, the hybridization of the Ce 4f state. A strong shoulder feature on the f(0) peak was detected, suggesting hybridization between conduction and f bands. On-resonance spectra revealed narrow, yet hybridized quasiparticle bands with sharp peaks and similar to 9 meV energy dispersion near the Fermi energy EF. The observed dispersive hybridized f band can be well described by a hybridization-band picture based on the periodic Anderson model (PAM). Hence, the 4f electrons in CePd5Al2 display a dual nature, with both localized and itinerant features, but with dominantly localized character.
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American Physical Society (APS) , 2021. Vol. 103, no 12, article id 125122
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Physical Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-293147DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.103.125122ISI: 000627564900001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85102689530OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-293147DiVA, id: diva2:1545868
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QC 20210420
2021-04-202021-04-202022-06-25Bibliographically approved