Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2007-10-08
J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 77 Suppl. A, 199 (2008)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
3 pages, 3 figures, Proceedings of Skutterudite2007 (September 26-30, 2007, Kobe)
Scientific paper
To clarify a key role of $f$ orbitals in the emergence of antiferro-quadrupole structure in PrPb$_{3}$, we investigate the ground-state property of an orbital-degenerate Kondo lattice model by numerical diagonalization techniques. In PrPb$_{3}$, Pr$^{3+}$ has a $4f^{2}$ configuration and the crystalline-electric-field ground state is a non-Kramers doublet $\Gamma_{3}$. In a $j$-$j$ coupling scheme, the $\Gamma_{3}$ state is described by two local singlets, each of which consists of two $f$ electrons with one in $\Gamma_{7}$ and another in $\Gamma_{8}$ orbitals. Since in a cubic structure, $\Gamma_{7}$ has localized nature, while $\Gamma_{8}$ orbitals are rather itinerant, we propose the orbital-degenerate Kondo lattice model for an effective Hamiltonian of PrPb$_{3}$. We show that an antiferro-orbital state is favored by the so-called double-exchange mechanism which is characteristic of multi-orbital systems.
Hotta Takashi
Onishi Hiroaki
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