Optical conductivity of the Kondo insulator YbB12 : Gap formation and low-energy excitations

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 58 巻 12 号 R7496-R7499 頁 1998-09-15 発行
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Optical conductivity of the Kondo insulator YbB12 : Gap formation and low-energy excitations
作成者
Okamura Hidekazu
Kimura Shinichi
Shinozaki H.
Nanba Takao
Iga Fumitoshi
Shimizu Naoki
収録物名
Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
58
12
開始ページ R7496
終了ページ R7499
抄録
Optical reflectivity experiments have been conducted on single crystals of the Kondo insulator YbB12 in order to obtain its optical conductivity, σ(ω). Upon cooling below 70 K, a strong suppression of σ(ω) is seen in the far-infrared region, indicating the opening of an energy gap of ∼25 meV. This gap development is coincident with a rapid decrease in the magnetic susceptibility, which shows that the gap opening has significant influence on magnetic properties. A narrow, asymmetric peak is observed at ∼40 meV in σ(ω), which is attributed to optical transitions between the Yb 4f-derived states across the gap. In addition, a broad peak is observed at ∼0.25 eV. This peak is attributed to transitions between Yb 4f-derived states and the p-d band, and is reminiscent of similar peaks previously observed for rare-earth hexaborides.
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英語
資源タイプ 学術雑誌論文
出版者
American Physical Society
発行日 1998-09-15
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Copyright (c) 1998 American Physical Society.
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収録物識別子
[ISSN] 0163-1829
[DOI] 10.1103/PhysRevB.58.R7496
[NCID] AA11187113
[DOI] http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.58.R7496