Evolution of 4f electron states in the metal-insulator transition of Pr Ru4 P12

Kazuaki Iwasa*, Lijie Hao, Keitaro Kuwahara, Masahumi Kohgi, Shanta Ranjan Saha, Hitoshi Sugawara, Yuji Aoki, Hideyuki Sato, Takashi Tayama, Toshiro Sakakibara

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研究成果: ジャーナルへの寄稿学術論文査読

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Magnetic excitations of the filled skutterudite Pr Ru4 P12 exhibiting a metal-insulator (M-I) transition at TM-I =63 K were studied by inelastic neutron scattering experiment. The spectra at temperatures much lower than TM-I are described as well-defined crystal-field excitations. With approaching TM-I, the excitation peaks broaden and shift considerably together with the temperature variation of the carrier number and the atomic displacement in the transition. The 4f electron states evolve from the well-localized state in the insulator phase to the strongly hybridized itinerant state by p-f mixing near TM-I. The hybridization is responsible for the M-I transition of Pr Ru4 P12.

本文言語英語
論文番号024414
ジャーナルPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
72
2
DOI
出版ステータス出版済み - 2005/07/01

ASJC Scopus 主題領域

  • 電子材料、光学材料、および磁性材料
  • 凝縮系物理学

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