THERMAL-CONDUCTIVITY OF CENISN SINGLE-CRYSTALS

被引:19
作者
ISIKAWA, Y [1 ]
MORI, K [1 ]
OGISO, Y [1 ]
OYABE, K [1 ]
SATO, K [1 ]
机构
[1] TOYAMA UNIV,DEPT PHYS,TOYAMA 930,JAPAN
关键词
CENISN; TERNARY COMPOUND; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; SPECIFIC HEAT; HEAVY FERMION; VALENCE FLUCTUATION;
D O I
10.1143/JPSJ.60.2514
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The thermal conductivity of CeNiSn single crystals has been measured in the temperature range between 1.6 K and 18 K along each of the principal axes. The thermal conductivity is very anisotropic, reflecting the orthorhombic crystal structure. A broad peak and an obscure indent are observed at 5.6 K and 6.9 K, respectively, in the temperature dependence of the thermal conductivity along the b-axis. This anomalous behavior is considered to be associated with the energy-gap formation in the semiconductorlike heavy-fermion compound around these temperatures. Below 2.6 K, all of the thermal conductivity along the a-, b- and c-axes obeys a T1.5-dependence. Carriers of the thermal conduction are mainly phonons and are scattered dominantly by electrons, which is speculated from the comparison with the electrical resistivity and specific heat data.
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页码:2514 / 2517
页数:4
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