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Density-wave like behavior in a new Kagome material Ce$_{2}$Ru$_{3}$Si

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2025-05-07 v1 Materials Science Superconductivity

Abstract

Kagome materials with inherent geometric frustration can produce many interesting physical properties, such as flat bands, quantum spin liquid, chiral magnetism, superconductivity and density-wave orders. Sometimes, the localized 4ff electrons from Ce atoms coupled with other conduction electrons would also give rise to the flat bands near the Fermi level, and results in the formation of heavy fermion. Thus, it is highly probable that kagome material incorporating Ce element will display nontrivial physical properties. In this study, we present a new Kagome material belonging to the trinary Laves phase, Ce2_{2}Ru3_{3}Si, in which kagome plane is formed by Ru atoms. Electrical transport and specific heat measurements reveal a density-wave like transition. A Curie-Weiss behavior is observed in low-temperature region. Meanwhile we also find a relatively large specific coefficient γn(0)\gamma_{n}(0). The calculated Wilson ratio RWχ(0)/γnR_\mathrm{W}\propto{\chi(0)/\gamma_{n}} is approximately 3.1, indicating a moderate electron correlation effect. Chemical doping of Ir at the Ru site rapidly suppresses this density-wave like transition, while Mo doping leads to a gradual decrease in transition temperature. Theoretical calculation indicates both the Ce-4ff and Ru-4dd electronic bands cross the Fermi level, forming a Mexican-hat-shape Fermi surface close to the Fermi energy, potentially accounting for the observed density-wave like transition. Our findings provide an useful platform for investigating how hybridization between 4ff and 4dd electrons influences the electronic transport, and the relationship between the density-wave transition and kagome structure.

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@article{arxiv.2411.09907,
  title  = {Density-wave like behavior in a new Kagome material Ce$_{2}$Ru$_{3}$Si},
  author = {Jinhua Wang and Shengtai Fan and Yiwen Li and Xiyu Zhu and Hai-hu Wen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.09907},
  year   = {2025}
}

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15pages, 4 figures,2 supplementary figures