Pressure-induced valence change in the rare earth metals:The case of Praseodymium

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dc.creatorTateiwa, Naoyuki
dc.creatorNakagawa, Akitoshi
dc.creatorFujio, Kazuhiko
dc.creatorKawae, Tatsuya
dc.creatorTakeda, Kazuyoshi
dc.date2005-06-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:05:32Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:05:32Z
dc.descriptionThe rare earth metal praseodymium (Pr) transforms from the d-fcc crystal structure (Pr-III) to {$α$}-U one (Pr-IV) at 20 GPa with a large volume collapse (${\rmΔ} V/V$ = 0.16), which is associated with the valence change of the Pr ion. The two 4{\it f} electrons in the Pr ion is supposed to be itinerant in the Pr-IV phase. In order to investigate the electronic state of the phase IV, we performed the high pressure electrical resistance measurement using the diamond anvil cell up to 32 GPa. In the Pr-IV phase, the temperature dependence of the resistance shows an upward negative curvature, which is similar to the itinerant 5{\it f} electron system in actinide metals and compounds. This suggests the narrow quasiparticle band of the 4{\it f} electrons near the Fermi energy. A new phase boundary is found at $T_{0}$ in the Pr-IV phase. From the temperature and magnetic field dependences of the resistance at 26 GPa, the ground state of the Pr-IV phase is suggested to be magnetic. Several possibilities for the origin of $T_{0}$ are discussed.
dc.descriptionThis paper was presented in the international conference Rare Earth '04 in Nara Japan.It will appear in Journal of Alloys and Compounds
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0506222
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0506222
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/26486
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.titlePressure-induced valence change in the rare earth metals:The case of Praseodymium
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