Magnetization, Maxwell's Relations and the Local Physics of the Dilute System Th_{1-x}U_{x}Ru_{2}Si_{2}

Details Magnetization, Maxwell's Relations and the Local Physics of the Dilute System Th_{1-x}U_{x}Ru_{2}Si_{2} Magnetization, Maxwell's Relations and the Local Physics of the Dilute System Th_{1-x}U_{x}Ru_{2}Si_{2}

2010-08-27

arxiv.org/abs/1008.4798v1

Phys. Rev. B 82, 235116 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

9 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.82.235116

The dilute Kondo compound, Th_{1-x}U_{x}Ru_{2}Si_{2} (TURS), displays non-Fermi liquid behavior but no zero-point entropy; it thus appears to elude description by known single-ion models. It may also provide a clue to the underlying local degrees of freedom in its dense counterpart, URu_{2}Si_{2}. Here we use high-resolution magnetization studies to cross-check the thermodynamic consistency of previous experiments. Measurements of the field-dependence of the temperature-scale, T_F(H), associated with Fermi liquid behavior probes the nature of the underlying impurity fixed point. We find that T_F(H) grows linearly with applied field, in contrast to the quadratic form expected for the two-channel Kondo model. We use a scaling argument to show that the observed behavior of T_F(H) is consistent with the absence of zero-point entropy, suggesting novel impurity behavior in this material. More generally, we suggest the field-magnetization as a probe of single-ion physics and make predictions for its behavior in other actinide compounds.

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