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^31P NMR investigations on the ferromagnetic quantum critical system YbNi_4P_2

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2012-04-24 v1

Abstract

We studied the new heavy-fermion system YbNi4_{4}P2_{2}, which presents strong ferromagnetic correlations, using the local 31^{31}P NMR probe over a wide field (0.2-8.6 \textsf{T}) and temperature (1.8-200 K) range. 31^{31}P NMR Knight shift provides the static spin susceptibility which tracks the bulk susceptibility whereas the spin-lattice relaxation rate 31(1/T1^{31}(1/T_{1}) provide information about the fluctuations of the Yb 4f moment. The Korringa law is valid over a wide range in temperature and field. The Korringa product 31(1/T1TK2^{31}(1/T_{1}TK^{2}S0_{0}) \ll 1 gives evidence for the presence of strong ferromagnetic correlations. Over two decades in temperature a 31(1/T1T)T3/4^{31}(1/T_{1}T) \sim T^{-3/4} behaviour was found.

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@article{arxiv.1201.3260,
  title  = {^31P NMR investigations on the ferromagnetic quantum critical system YbNi_4P_2},
  author = {R. Sarkar and P. Khuntia and C. Krellner and C. Geibel and F. Steglich and M. Baenitz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.3260},
  year   = {2012}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures