Atypical thermodynamic behavior of Ce compounds in the vicinity of zero temperature Critical Points

Details Atypical thermodynamic behavior of Ce compounds in the vicinity of zero temperature Critical Points Atypical thermodynamic behavior of Ce compounds in the vicinity of zero temperature Critical Points

2011-07-31

arxiv.org/abs/1108.0197v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

9 pages, 10 figures

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A systematic analysis of thermodynamic properties performed on Ce-base exemplary compounds allows to identify different types of behaviors as the system approaches the quantum critical region. They are recognized in the respective magnetic phase boundaries (T_{N,C}(x)) as a change from the classical negative curvature to a linear composition ($x$) dependence, the occurrence of a critical point or the evanescence at finite temperature under pressure at finite temperature. In the first case, an anomalous reduction of the entropy S_m respect to the S_m = RLn2 value (expected for the usual Ce-magnetic doublet ground state) is observed around x_{cr}, and analyzed taking profit of detailed studies performed on CeIn_{3-x}Sn_x alloys. As expected from Maxwell relations, the volume variation V_0(x) at T=>0 also shows a non-monotonous behavior around x_{cr}. Different regimes in the entropy variation of the ordered phase (S_{MO}) are recognized. Only in the former case S_{MO}=> 0 continuously as T_{N,C}=>0, whereas in the second S_{MO}(x,B) remains constant till a first order transition occurs. In the third case, the degrees of freedom of the MO phase are progressively transferred to the heavy fermion component as indicated by the decreasing C_m(T_N) jump which vanishes at finite temperature.

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