Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2005-06-09
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
This paper was presented in the international conference Rare Earth '04 in Nara Japan.It will appear in Journal of Alloys and
Scientific paper
The rare earth metal praseodymium (Pr) transforms from the d-fcc crystal structure (Pr-III) to {$\alpha$}-U one (Pr-IV) at 20 GPa with a large volume collapse (${\rm\Delta} V/V$ = 0.16), which is associated with the valence change of the Pr ion. The two 4{\it f} electrons in the Pr ion is supposed to be itinerant in the Pr-IV phase. In order to investigate the electronic state of the phase IV, we performed the high pressure electrical resistance measurement using the diamond anvil cell up to 32 GPa. In the Pr-IV phase, the temperature dependence of the resistance shows an upward negative curvature, which is similar to the itinerant 5{\it f} electron system in actinide metals and compounds. This suggests the narrow quasiparticle band of the 4{\it f} electrons near the Fermi energy. A new phase boundary is found at $T_{0}$ in the Pr-IV phase. From the temperature and magnetic field dependences of the resistance at 26 GPa, the ground state of the Pr-IV phase is suggested to be magnetic. Several possibilities for the origin of $T_{0}$ are discussed.
Fujio Kazuhiko
Kawae Tatsuya
Nakagawa Akitoshi
Takeda Kazuyoshi
Tateiwa Naoyuki
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