NON-FERMI LIQUID BEHAVIOR AND GRIFFITHS PHASE IN F-ELECTRON COMPOUNDS

Authors
NETO AHC CASTILLA G JONES BA
Citation
Ahc. Neto et al., NON-FERMI LIQUID BEHAVIOR AND GRIFFITHS PHASE IN F-ELECTRON COMPOUNDS, Physical review letters, 81(16), 1998, pp. 3531-3534
Citations number
42
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
81
Issue
16
Year of publication
1998
Pages
3531 - 3534
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1998)81:16<3531:NLBAGP>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We study the interplay among disorder, RKKY, and Kondo interactions in f-electron alloys. We argue that the non-Fermi liquid behavior observ ed in these systems is due to the existence of a Griffiths phase close to a quantum critical point. The existence of this phase provides a u nified picture of a large class of materials. We also propose new expe riments that can test these ideas.