The effect of $f$-$c$ hybridization on the $\gamma \to \alpha$ phase transition of cerium studied by lanthanum doping

Yong-Huan Wang, Yun Zhang, Yu Liu +19

The hybridization between the localized 4$f$ level ($f$) with conduction ($c$) states in $\gamma$-Ce upon cooling has been previously revealed in single crystalline thin films experimen…