ITINERANT ANTIFERROMAGNETIC AND FERROMAGNETIC INSTABILITY IN RE-DOPED URU2SI2 - OPTICAL AND POINT-CONTACT SPECTROSCOPY RESULTS

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THIEME, S [1 ]
STEINER, P [1 ]
DEGIORGI, L [1 ]
WACHTER, P [1 ]
DALICHAOUCH, Y [1 ]
MAPLE, MB [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,DEPT PHYS,SAN DIEGO,CA 92093
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1995年 / 32卷 / 04期
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10.1209/0295-5075/32/4/014
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We have conducted optical and point-contact spectroscopy (PCS) investigations on the URu2-xRexSi2(0 < x < 0.8) system, in order to determine the absorption spectrum and to obtain a fingerprint of the density of states with respect to the magnetic ground state as x is : varied. In the antiferromagnetic phase (a < 0.1), we clearly have evidence for a gap-like feature in both the absorption and PCS spectra. On the other hand, these features disappear for the ferromagnetic ground state (x > 0.4). We discuss our experimental findings in relation to the itinerant nature of the magnetic phase transitions.
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