Breakup of heavy fermions on the brink of "phase A" in CeCu2Si2

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Gegenwart, P [1 ]
Langhammer, C
Geibel, C
Helfrich, R
Lang, M
Sparn, G
Steglich, F
Horn, R
Donnevert, L
Link, A
Assmus, W
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Chem Phys Solids, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
[2] Tech Univ Darmstadt, Inst Solid State Phys, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
[3] Goethe Univ Frankfurt, Inst Phys, D-60325 Frankfurt, Germany
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.1501
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We report resistivity, p(T), and specific-heat, C(T), results on near stoichiometric CeCu2Si2 samples, in the vicinity of a quantum critical point (QCP). The latter is defined by T-A --> 0, where T-A less than or similar to 0.8 K marks the transition into a spin-density-wave-type "phase A" which competes with heavy-fermion superconductivity below T-c approximate to 0.65 K. Upon approaching the QCP, p(T) and C(T) behave very disparately, suggesting a breakup of the heavy quasiparticles. Very surprising observations are being made for samples with T-A > 0 also.
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