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Signatures of a hybridization gap in magnetic susceptibility of Ce(1-x)La(x)Os(4)Sb(12)
B Andraka1, A Ross, C R Rotundu
1Department of Physics, University of Florida, PO Box 118440, Gainesville, FL 32611-8440, USA. andraka@phys.ufl.edu
Abstract:
The magnetic susceptibility of Ce(1-x)La(x)Os(4)Sb(12), with x ≈ 0.2, exhibits a pronounced maximum at T(m) = 80 K. This T(m) coincides roughly with the temperature below which a small gap, believed to be a hybridization gap, is observed in spectroscopic measurements in undoped CeOs(4)Sb(12). However, a similar anomaly, at a lower temperature of 50 K, is observed in LaOs(4)Sb(12). Furthermore, there is a monotonic variation of T(m) with x, for x > 0.2, suggesting the same origin of the two anomalies and undermining a simple hybridization gap interpretation of the susceptibility of Ce(1-x)La(x)Os(4)Sb(12) alloys, with x < 1. A possibility of the hybridization gap opening, induced by freezing out of local phonons, strongly coupled with electronic degrees of freedom, is discussed.
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