Effects of Crystalline Electronic Field and Onsite Interorbital Interaction in Yb-based Quasicrystal and Approximant Crystal

Abstract

To get an insight into a new type of quantum critical phenomena recently discovered in the quasicrystal Yb${}_{15}$Al${}_{34}$Au${}_{51}$ and approximant crystal (AC) Yb${}_{14}$Al${}_{35}$Au${}_{51}$ under pressure, we discuss the property of the crystalline electronic field (CEF) at Yb in the AC and show that uneven CEF levels at each Yb site can appear because of the Al/Au mixed sites. Then we construct the minimal model for the electronic state on the AC by introducing the onsite Coulomb repulsion between the 4f and 5d orbitals at Yb. Numerical calculation for the ground state shows that the lattice constant dependence of the Yb valence well explains the recent measurement done by systematic substitution of elements of Al and Au in the quasicrystal and AC, where the quasicrystal Yb${}_{15}$Al${}_{34}$Au${}_{51}$ is just located at the point from where the Yb-valence starts to change drastically. Our calculation convincingly demonstrates that this is indeed the evidence that this material is just located at the quantum critical point of the Yb-valence transition.

12 pages, 8 figures, Invited Paper in the 26th International Conference on High Pressure Science & Technology (AIRAPT 26)

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