L-point quadrupole order under magnetic field in cubic PrIr$_2$Zn$_{20}$
Strongly Correlated Electrons
2026-05-06 v4
Abstract
We study quadrupole orders in heavy-fermion compound PrIrZn under magnetic fields on the basis of the Landau theory. Assuming electric quadrupolar orders in the cubic symmetry with the ordering wavenumber at the L points in the face-centered cubic lattice Brillouin zone as observed experimentally, we construct a Landau free energy and analyze the resulting free energy. We find that the unidentified high-temperature ordered phase under the magnetic field reported earlier arises from the rotation of the quadrupole moments of f electrons on the Pr site. We also discuss the phase diagram for other magnetic-field directions and possible double- quadrupolar orders in this system.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2504.10216,
title = {L-point quadrupole order under magnetic field in cubic PrIr$_2$Zn$_{20}$},
author = {Hitoko Okanoya and Kazumasa Hattori},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.10216},
year = {2026}
}
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