Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2008-05-02
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
To be published in Proc. International Conference on New Quantum Phenomena in Skutterudite and Related Systems (Suppl. J. Phys
Scientific paper
Current status is described toward identifying unconventional order parameters in filled skutterudites with unique ordering phenomena. The order parameters in PrFe$_4$P$_{12}$ and PrRu$_4$P$_{12}$ are discussed in relation to associated crystalline electric field (CEF) states and angular form factors. By phenomenological Landau analysis, it is shown that a scalar order model explains most properties in both PrFe$_4$P$_{12}$ and PrRu$_4$P$_{12}$ with very different magnetic properties. In particular, the highly anisotropic susceptibility induced by uniaxial pressure in PrFe$_4$P$_{12}$ is explained in terms of two types of couplings. In the case of SmRu$_4$P$_{12}$, the main order parameter at low field is identified as magnetic octupoles. A microscopic mechanism is proposed how the dipole and octupole degrees of freedom mix under the point group $T_h$ of skutterudites.
Kiss Annamaria
Kuramoto Yoshio
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