On the low-temperature thermal properties and low-energy Fermi excitations in CeNiSn

K. A. Kikoin, A. de Visser, K. Bakker, T. Takabatake

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Abstract

The thermal expansion of a single crystal of the intermetallic compound CeNiSn has been measured at low temperatures 0.3 K<T<12 K and in a magnetic field up to 8 T. A large anisotropy of the linear expansion is observed which is strongly influenced by the magnetic field. These data are interpreted within the theory explaining the origin of the quasigap in the heavy fermion spectrum of CeNiSn by the interplay between the heavy fermions and low-energy excitations in non-cubic Kondo lattices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)79-85
Number of pages7
JournalZeitschrift für Physik B Condensed Matter
Volume94
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 1994
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 65.70.+y
  • 71.10.+x
  • 71.28.+d

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics

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