Hidden order in URu2Si2

Citation
N. Shah et al., Hidden order in URu2Si2, PHYS REV B, 61(1), 2000, pp. 564-569
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW B
ISSN journal
10980121 → ACNP
Volume
61
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
564 - 569
Database
ISI
SICI code
1098-0121(20000101)61:1<564:HOIU>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We review current attempts to characterize the underlying nature of the hid den order in URu2Si2. A wide variety of experiments point to the existence of two order parameters: a large primary order parameter of unknown charact er which co-exists with secondary antiferromagnetic order. Current theories can be divided into two groups determined by whether or not the primary or der parameter breaks time-reversal symmetry. We propose a series of experim ents designed to test the time-reversal nature of the underlying primary or der in URu2Si2 and to characterize its local single-ion physics.