Ultrahigh-resolution photoemission study of CePd3: Absence of Kondo insulator gap

S. Souma; H. Kumigashira; T. Ito; T. Takahashi; M. Kasaya

doi:10.1016/S0368-2048(00)00386-8

Ultrahigh-resolution photoemission study of CePd₃: Absence of Kondo insulator gap

S. Souma, H. Kumigashira, T. Ito, T. Takahashi, M. Kasaya

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We have performed ultrahigh-resolution (ΔE = 8 meV) photoemission spectroscopy to examine the possibility of CePd₃ being a `Kondo insulator' as suggested by a recent optical measurement. We found that the photoemission spectrum of CePd₃ does not show any indication of (pseudo) gap at E_F, differing from the well-established temperature-dependent (pseudo) gap in Kondo insulators. The Ce 4f spectrum clearly shows the `Kondo resonance peak' at E_F, indicating the intrinsic metallic nature of CePd₃. These results strongly suggest that CePd₃ is not a Kondo insulator but a conventional Kondo metal as suggested by thermodynamic measurements.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	735-740
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena
Volume	114-116
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0368-2048(00)00386-8
Publication status	Published - 2001 Mar
Event	8th International Conference on Electronic Spectroscopy and Structure (ICESS-8) - Berkeley, CA, USA Duration: 2000 Aug 8 → 2000 Aug 12

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Radiation
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Condensed Matter Physics
Spectroscopy
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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Ultrahigh-resolution photoemission study of CePd₃: Absence of Kondo insulator gap

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