Theory of the anomalous magnetic phase transition in UNiSn

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Oppeneer, PM
Yaresko, AN
Perlov, AY
Antonov, VN
Eschrig, H
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[1] Max-Planck Research Group "Theory of Complex and Correlated Electron Systems, University of Technology
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10.1103/PhysRevB.54.R3706
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T [工业技术];
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The anomalous magnetic phase transition in UNiSn is explained on the basis of electronic-structure calculations. The energy band approach in which the local density Hamiltonian is generalized with an additional on-site Coulomb interaction U provides a fully satisfactory picture of both the metallic antiferromagnetic ground state and the paramagnetic semiconducting state, with a band gap of 0.12 eV, as well as a total energy difference of the correct magnitude as compared to the Neel temperature.
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