Abstract
The intermediate valence compounds Yb2 M3 Ga9 (M=Rh, Ir) exhibit an anisotropic magnetic susceptibility. We report measurements of the temperature dependence of the 4f occupation number, nf (T), for Yb2 M3 Ga9 as well as the magnetic inelastic neutron scattering spectrum Smag (ΔE) at 12 and 300 K for Yb2 Rh3 Ga9. Both nf (T) and Smag (ΔE) were calculated for the Anderson impurity model with crystal field terms within an approach based on the noncrossing approximation. These results corroborate the importance of crystal field effects in these materials; they also suggest that Anderson lattice effects are important to the physics of Yb2 M3 Ga9.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 081102 |
Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
Volume | 72 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 15 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |