The de Haas van Alphen effect in CeMIn5 (where M = Rh and Co)


HALL D., MURPHY T., PALM E., TOZER S., FISK Z., HARRISON N., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS B, vol.16, pp.3004-3007, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

Abstract

To understand the electronic structure of the heavy fermion superconductors CeMIn5, we have performed a comprehensive magnetic study of these materials.(1-4) Our quantum oscillation studies reveal that the Fermi surface becomes systematically more 2-d (and displays heavier effective masses) as one progresses from M=Rh to M=Ir to M=Co, consistent with the observed increase in superconducting T-c. Furthermore, dilution studies show that the f-electrons in CeRhIn5 are substantially localized whereas in CeIrIn5 and CeCoIn5 a more itinerant character is observed.