A LOCAL-DENSITY BAND THEORY FOR THE FERMI-SURFACE OF THE HEAVY-ELECTRON COMPOUND CERU2SI2

On the basis of the itinerant-electron model for the 4f electrons, the energy band structure and the Fermi surface are calculated for the metamagnetic heavy-electron compound CeRu2Si2 having the low-temperature electronic specific heat coefficient gamma of 350 mJ/K2 mol. by a self-consistent symmetrized relativistic APW method with the exchange and correlation potential in a local-density approximation. The main Fermi surface consists of a large closed hole sheet and a complicated electron sheet like a jungle gym. The Fermi surface topology is consistent with the experimental result for the high-field magneto-resistance. By comparison with the electronic structure of LaRu2Si2, effects of the 4f bands on the Bloch states on the Fermi surface in CeRu2Si2 are investigated in detail. Strong evidences for existence of the electron sheet are found in available experimental de Haas-van Alphen frequencies. The enhancement factor for gamma is estimated as 38.