Pseudogap Formation and Heavy Carrier Dynamics in Intermediate Valence YbAl3

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dc.creatorOkamura, H.
dc.creatorMichizawa, T.
dc.creatorNanba, T.
dc.creatorEbihara, T.
dc.date2002-08-01
dc.date2004-05-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:46:40Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:46:40Z
dc.descriptionInfrared optical conductivity [$σ(ω)$] of the intermediate valence compound YbAl$_3$ has been measured at temperatures 8 K $\leq T \leq$ 690 K to study its microscopic electronic structures. Despite the highly metallic characters of YbAl$_3$, $σ(ω)$ exhibits a clear pseudogap (strong depletion of spectral weight) of about 60 meV below 40 K. It also shows a strong mid-infrared peak centered at $\sim$ 0.25 eV. Energy-dependent effective mass and scattering rate of the carriers obtained from the data indicate the formation of a heavy-mass Fermi liquid state. These characteristic results are discussed in terms of the hybridization states between the Yb 4$f$ and the conduction electrons. It is argued, in particular, that the pseudogap and the mid-infrared peak result from the indirect and the direct gaps, respectively, within the hybridization state. band.
dc.description4 pages, 4 figures, submitted to J. Phys. Soc. Jpn
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0208006
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0208006
dc.identifierJ. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 73 (2004) 2045.
dc.identifierdoi:10.1143/JPSJ.73.2045
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/19714
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.titlePseudogap Formation and Heavy Carrier Dynamics in Intermediate Valence YbAl3
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