Studies of the correlated electron system SmB6

被引:28
作者
Kebede, A
Aronson, MC
Buford, CM
Canfield, PC
Cho, JH
Coles, BR
Cooley, JC
Coulter, JY
Fisk, Z
Goettee, JD
Hults, WL
Lacerda, A
McLendon, TD
Tiwari, P
Smith, JL
机构
[1] FLORIDA STATE UNIV, NATL HIGH MAGNET FIELD LAB, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32306 USA
[2] N CAROLINA AGR & TECH STATE UNIV, DEPT PHYS, GREENSBORO, NC 27411 USA
[3] UNIV MICHIGAN, DEPT PHYS, ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 USA
[4] IOWA STATE UNIV SCI & TECHNOL, AMES LAB, AMES, IA 50011 USA
[5] LOS ALAMOS NATL LAB, LOS ALAMOS, NM 87545 USA
[6] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI TECHNOL & MED, DEPT PHYS, LONDON SW7 2BZ, ENGLAND
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/0921-4526(96)00092-0
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
We have prepared high-quality, single crystals of SmB(6) under various conditions to improve sample quality. We have measured the resistivity and magnetic susceptibility from room to liquid-helium temperatures to sort samples. We have applied pulsed magnetic fields as high as 50 T at temperatures as low as 40 mK while measuring resistivity. Our samples are of higher quality than previously known. All solvent-grown, single-crystal samples should be etched to remove a surface conductivity.
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页码:256 / 259
页数:4
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