Title
Field induced magnetic quantum critical behavior in the Kondo necklace model
Date Issued
01 July 2008
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Continentino M.
Centro Brasileño de Investigaciones en Física
Abstract
The Kondo necklace model augmented by a Zeeman term, serves as a useful model for heavy fermion compounds in an applied magnetic field. The phase diagram and thermodynamic behavior for arbitrary dimensions d has been investigated previously in the zero field case [D. Reyes, M. Continentino, Phys. Rev. B 76 (2007) 075114. [1]]. Here we extend the treatment to finite fields using a generalized bond operator representation for the localized and conduction electrons spins. A decoupling scheme on the double time Green's functions yields the dispersion relation for the excitations of the system. Two critical magnetic fields are found namely, a critical magnetic field called henceforth hc 1 and a saturation field nominated hc 2. Then three important regions can be investigated: (i) Kondo spin liquid state (KSL) at low fields h < hc 1; (ii) destruction of KSL state at h ≥ hc 1 and appearance of a antiferromagnetic state; and (iii) saturated paramagnetic region above the upper critical field hc 2. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Volume
320
Issue
14
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física de plasmas y fluídos
Ingeniería eléctrica, Ingeniería electrónica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-42749096766
Source
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
ISSN of the container
03048853
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