Anisotropic magnetic-field-induced crossover from a pseudogap to a heavy-fermion state in CeNiSn

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Davydov, DN
Kambe, S
Jansen, AGM
Wyder, P
Wilson, N
Lapertot, G
Flouquet, J
机构
[1] CNRS, F-38042 GRENOBLE 9, FRANCE
[2] CEA, DSM, DEPT RECH FONDAMENTALE MAT CONDENSEE, SPSMS, F-38054 GRENOBLE 9, FRANCE
[3] CAVENDISH LAB, CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HE, ENGLAND
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10.1103/PhysRevB.55.R7299
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Using the break-junction tunneling technique in magnetic fields up to 20 T, a magnetic-field-induced cross over from a pseudogap to a metallic heavy-fermion state has been observed in CeNiSn. The pseudogap at the Fermi level which opens at T<10 K, was suppressed by a magnetic field applied along the a axis but was not affected for a field along the b axis.
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