Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2009-06-22
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
5 pages, 2 figures, submitted to Physical Review Letters on November 24 2008
Scientific paper
We show theoretically that the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate (T_1T)^{-1} and the spin susceptibility exhibit divergent behaviors toward zero temperature at the quantum critical point (QCP) of the first-order valence transition. Remarkable enhancement in (T_1T)^{-1} and the spin susceptibility is induced by valence fluctuations even at the valence-crossover temperature far away from the QCP. This mechanism well explains peculiar behaviors observed recently in YbAuCu_4 and also gives a systematic explanation for YbXCu_4 for X=In, Au, Ag, Tl, and Pd from the viewpoint of the closeness to the QCP. This also explains anomalously enhanced Wilson ratio observed in the paramagnetic Ce and Yb based compounds. This offers a new concept that spin fluctuations are induced via relative charge fluctuations, which can be generally applied to the systems with valence instabilities.
Miyake Kazumasa
Watanabe Shinji
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