Kondo Physics in a Rare Earth Ion with Well Localized 4f Electrons

Jolanta Stankiewicz, Marco Evangelisti, Zachary Fisk +2

Dilute Nd in simple cubic LaB${}_6$ shows electrical resistance and specific heat features at low temperature consistent with a Kondo scale of $T_K\lesssim$ 0.3 K. Nd has a well loc…