T=0 heavy fermion quantum critical point as an orbital selective Mott transition
Strongly Correlated Electrons
2009-11-13 v2
Abstract
We describe the T=0 quantum phase transition in heavy fermion systems as an orbital selective Mott transition (OSMT) using a cluster extension of dynamical mean field theory. This transition is characterized by the emergence of a new intermediate energy scale corresponding to the opening of a pseudogap and the vanishing of the low-energy hybridization between light and heavy electrons. We identify the fingerprint of Mott physics in heavy electron systems with the appearance of surfaces in momentum space where the self-energy diverges and we derive experimental consequences of this scenario for photoemission, compressibility, optical conductivity, susceptibility and specific heat.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0804.3314,
title = {T=0 heavy fermion quantum critical point as an orbital selective Mott transition},
author = {Lorenzo De Leo and Marcello Civelli and Gabriel Kotliar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.3314},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 3 figures. Published version