Slave Boson Analysis on $f^2$-Configuration System with ${\Gamma }_1$ Singlet Crystalline-Electric-Field Ground State in Cubic Symmetry

Abstract

We investigated electron phases in the $f^2$-configuration system with the ${\Gamma }_1$ crystalline-electric-field (CEF) ground state in cubic symmetry. An extended three-orbital periodic Anderson model, which consists of $j=5/2$ states, is evaluated by using the rotationally invariant slave boson formalism. As a result, we found three phases at zero temperature: the ${\Gamma }_1$ CEF singlet phase, and two kinds of Fermi liquid (FL). One of the FL arises owing to the presence of the ${\Gamma }_5$ CEF state, while the other forms a quasi-degenerated CEF state. All these phases are separated by first-order transitions: the charge-transfer transition and the CEF energy-level crossing. We also found heavy quasiparticle behaviors in the intermediate valence region between the $f^2$ and $f^3$ configurations. In this region, the mass enhancement factor exhibits a peak structure by increasing the hybridization. Physical properties of these phases and transitions are discussed.

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