Physics – Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
1992-09-08
Physics
Condensed Matter
23 pages and 3 figrues
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.48.3783
We present a mean-field calculation of the phase diagram of a simple model of localized moments, in the hexagonal uranium heavy-fermion compounds. The model considers a non-Kramers quadrupolar doublet ground state magnetically coupled with a singlet excited-state, favoring in-plane van-Vleck magnetism, as has been conjectured for UPt$_3$. The Hamiltonian which defines the model is Heisenberg like in both, magnetic and quadrupolar moments. Among our main results are: (i) for zero intersite quadrupolar coupling, the magnetic order is achieved by a first order transition above a critical intersite magnetic coupling value which becomes second order at higher coupling strengths. (ii) for finite intersite quadrupolar coupling, at temperatures below a second order quadrupolar ordering transition, the minimal magnetic coupling value is increased but (a) the magnetic ordering temperature is enhanced above this value, and (b) the ordering of first and second order transitions in the phase diagram is reversed.
Cox Daniel L.
Libero Valter L.
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