The screening of 4f moments and delocalization in the compressed light rare earths

Details The screening of 4f moments and delocalization in the compressed light rare earths The screening of 4f moments and delocalization in the compressed light rare earths

2009-09-02

arxiv.org/abs/0909.0539v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

11 pages, 7 Postscript figures

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Spin and charge susceptibilities and the 4f^n, 4f^{n-1}, and 4f^{n+1} configuration weights are calculated for compressed Ce (n=1), Pr (n=2), and Nd (n=3) metals using dynamical mean field theory combined with the local-density approximation. At ambient and larger volumes these trivalent rare earths are pinned at sharp 4f^n configurations, their 4f moments assume atomic-limiting values, are unscreened, and the 4f charge fluctuations are small indicating little f state density near the Fermi level. Under compresssion there is dramatic screening of the moments and an associated increase in both the 4f charge fluctuations and static charge susceptibility. These changes are coincident with growing weights of the 4f^{n-1} configurations, which it is argued are better measures of delocalization than the 4f^{n+1} weights which are compromised by an increase in the number of 4f electrons caused by rising 6s, 6p bands. This process is continuous and prolonged as a function of volume, with strikingly similarity among the three rare earths, aside from the effects moderating and shifting to smaller volumes for the heavier members. The observed alpha-gamma collapse in Ce occurs over the large-volume half of this evolution, the Pr analog at smaller volumes, and Nd has no collapse.

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