Anisotropic pseudogap in CeNiSn and CeRhSb studied by a thermal-conductivity measurement

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Volume 55 Issue 10 Page 6421-6428 published_at 1997-05-01
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Anisotropic pseudogap in CeNiSn and CeRhSb studied by a thermal-conductivity measurement
Creator
Kobayashi Norio
Yoshino Takenobu
Kobayashi Katsushi
Nakamoto Go
Fujii Hironobu
Source Title
Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume 55
Issue 10
Start Page 6421
End Page 6428
Abstract
We have measured the thermal conductivity κ for CeNiSn, CeNi0.95M0.05Sn (M=Co,Cu), and CeRhSb single crystals. The pronounced enhancement of κ along the b axis is observed around 5 and 10 K in CeNiSn and CeRhSb, respectively. In CeNiSn, this enhancement is almost completely suppressed either by application of a magnetic field of 15 T along the a axis, which is the easy axis of magnetization, or by the substitution of 5% Co and Cu for Ni. These results indicate that the enhancement of κ along the b axis originates from the opening of the pseudogap in these compounds. On the other hand, the enhancement of κ along the a axis in CeNiSn and those along the a and c axis in CeRhSb are much smaller than that along the b axis. These anisotropic behaviors in κ reflect the anisotropy of the gap in these compounds.
Language
eng
Resource Type journal article
Publisher
American Physical Society
Date of Issued 1997-05-01
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Copyright (c) 1997 The American Physical Society.
Publish Type Version of Record
Access Rights open access
Source Identifier
[ISSN] 1098-0121
[DOI] 10.1103/PhysRevB.55.6421
[NCID] AA11187113
[DOI] http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.65.132405