Abstract
Neutron scattering results for the tetragonal compound CeRhIn5 give evidence for two crystal field (CF) excitations at 6.9 and 23.6 meV. The scattering can be fit assuming a set of CF parameters B20= -1.03 meV, B40=0.044 meV, and B44=0.122 meV. To compare our results with previous work, we calculate the susceptibility and specific heat for this CF scheme, including a molecular field term λ = 35 mol/emu to account for the Kondo effect. We also include a calculation based on these CF parameters, which uses the noncrossing approximation to the Anderson model to estimate the effect of Kondo physics on the susceptibility, specific heat, and neutron linewidths.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 193102 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1931021-1931024 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 19 |
| State | Published - Nov 15 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |