Jul, 2011
Multiple quantum phase transitions of plutonium compounds
PHYSICAL REVIEW B
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- Volume
- 84
- Number
- 4
- First page
- 041105(R)
- Last page
- Language
- English
- Publishing type
- Research paper (scientific journal)
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.041105
- Publisher
- AMER PHYSICAL SOC
We show by quantum Monte Carlo simulations of realistic Kondo lattice models derived from electronic-structure calculations that multiple quantum critical points can be realized in plutonium-based materials. We place representative systems, including PuCoGa(5), on a realistic Doniach phase diagram and identify the regions where the magnetically mediated superconductivity could occur. The solution of an inverse problem to restore the quasiparticle renormalization factor for f electrons is shown to be sufficiently good to predict the trends among Sommerfeld coefficients and magnetism. A suggestion on the possible experimental verification for this scenario is given for PuAs.
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- DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.84.041105
- ISSN : 1098-0121
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000293007100001