Lattice Distortion and Octupole Ordering Model in CexLa1-xB6

Abstract

Possible order parameters of the phase IV in CexLa1-xB6 are discussed with special attention to the lattice distortion recently observed. A Γ_{5u}-type octupole order with finite wave number is proposed as the origin of the distortion along the [111] direction. The Γ_8 crystalline electric field (CEF) level splits into three levels by a mean field with the Γ_{5u} symmetry. The ground and highest singlets have the same quadrupole moment, while the intermediate doublet has an opposite sign. It is shown that any collinear order of Γ_{5u}-type octupole moment accompanies the Γ_{5g}-type ferro-quadrupole order, and the coupling of the quadrupole moment with the lattice induces the distortion. The cusp in the magnetization at the phase transition is reproduced, but the internal magnetic field due to the octupole moment is smaller than the observed one by an order of magnitude.

arXiv comment5 pages, 4 figures, submitted to J. Phys. Soc. Jpn

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