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5 papers

cond-mat.str-el2025

Microscopic investigation of enhanced Pauli paramagnetism in metallic PuC

R. Yamamoto, M. S. Cook, A. R. Altenhof +13

A combined study of the structural and electronic properties of polycrystalline PuC is reported based on x-ray diffraction, specific heat, magnetic susceptibility, ${}^{13}…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Adaptation of Wallace's Approach to the Specific Heat of Elemental Solids with Significant Intrinsic Anharmonicity, Particularly the Light Actinide Metals

Christopher A. Mizzi, W. Adam Phelan, Matthew S. Cook +6

The quasiharmonic approximation is the most common method for modeling the specific heat of solids; however, it fails to capture the effects of intrinsic anharmonicity. In this stu…

cond-mat.str-el2024

Unveiling the 5 electron hybridization process in UPdAl via ARPES and Time-resolved PES

Jiao-Jiao Song, Qi-Yi Wu, Chen Zhang +15

This study investigates the 5-electron-conduction electron hybridization process in the heavy fermion superconductor UPdAl using a combination of angle-resolved photoemi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

A noncollinear density functional theory ansatz for the phononic and thermodynamic properties of -Pu

Alexander R. Muñoz, W. Adam Phelan, Matthew S. Cook +6

Plutonium's phase diagram is host to complex structures and interactions that make the description of its ground state properties elusive. Using all-electron density functional the…

cond-mat.str-el2024

Relocalization of Uranium 5f Electrons in Antiferromagnetic Heavy Fermion Superconductor UPdAl: Insights from Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy

Jiao-Jiao Song, Chen Zhang, Qi-Yi Wu +15

We investigate the antiferromagnetic heavy fermion superconductor UPdAl, employing angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to unravel the complex electronic structure of…