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Anomalous Metal-Insulator Transition in Filled Skutterudite CeOs$_4$Sb$_{12}$

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2009-11-11 v1

Abstract

Anomalous metal-insulator transition observed in filled skutterudite CeOs4_4Sb12_{12} is investigated by constructing the effective tight-binding model with the Coulomb repulsion between f electrons. By using the mean field approximation, magnetic susceptibilities are calculated and the phase diagram is obtained. When the band structure has a semimetallic character with small electron and hole pockets at Γ\Gamma and H points, a spin density wave transition with the ordering vector Q=(1,0,0)\mathbf{Q}=(1,0,0) occurs due to the nesting property of the Fermi surfaces. Magnetic field enhances this phase in accord with the experiments.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0601062,
  title  = {Anomalous Metal-Insulator Transition in Filled Skutterudite CeOs$_4$Sb$_{12}$},
  author = {Yoshiki Imai and Keitaro Sakurazawa and Tetsuro Saso},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0601062},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 4 figures