Charge dynamics of Ce-based compounds: Connection between the mixed valent and Kondo-insulator states

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Bucher, B
Schlesinger, Z
Mandrus, D
Fisk, Z
Sarrao, J
DiTusa, JF
Oglesby, C
Aeppli, G
Bucher, E
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[1] IBM CORP, THOMAS J WATSON RES CTR, YORKTOWN HTS, NY 10958 USA
[2] LOS ALAMOS NATL LAB, LOS ALAMOS, NM 87545 USA
[3] AT&T BELL LABS, MURRAY HILL, NJ 07974 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevB.53.R2948
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The reflectivities of the mixed-valent compounds CeSn3 and CePd3 have been measured to obtain the optical conductivity as a function of temperature. Both compounds show a renormalization of the low-energy Drude conductivity at low temperatures. In addition, for the low-carrier-density compound CePd3, but not for high-carrier-density CeSn3, substantial spectral weight lost from the conductivity below 1000 cm(-1) reappears in the frequency range 2000-10 000 cm(-1), indicating that CePd3 can be considered a lightly doped Kondo insulator.
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