High-pressure study of non-Fermi liquid and spin-glass-like behavior in CeRhSn

J Phys Condens Matter. 2012 Jul 11;24(27):275601. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/24/27/275601.

Abstract

We present measurements of the temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity ρ(T) of CeRhSn up to ~27 kbar. At low temperatures, ρ(T) varies linearly with T for all pressures, indicating non-Fermi liquid behavior. Below Tf ~ 6 K, ρ(T) deviates from a linear dependence. We found that the low-T feature centered at T = Tf shows a pressure dependence ∂Tf/∂P ≈ 30 mK kbar−1 which is typical of canonical spin glasses. This interplay between spin-glass-like and non-Fermi liquid behavior was observed in both CeRhSn and a Ce0.9La0.1RhSn alloy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Cesium / chemistry*
  • Electric Impedance
  • Glass / chemistry*
  • Pressure
  • Quantum Theory*
  • Rhodium / chemistry*
  • Temperature
  • Tin / chemistry*

Substances

  • Cesium
  • Tin
  • Rhodium