Fermi surface of the one-dimensional Kondo-lattice model

We show a strong indication of the existence of a large Fermi surface in the one-dimensional Kondo-lattice model. The characteristic wave vector of the model is found to be ${\mathit{k}}_{\mathit{F}}$=(1+ρ)π/2, ρ being the density of the conduction electrons. This result is at first obtained for a variant of the model that includes an antiferromagnetic Heisenberg interaction ${\mathit{J}}_{\mathit{H}}$ between the local moments. It is then directly observed in the conventional Kondo lattice (${\mathit{J}}_{\mathit{H}}$=0), in the narrow range of Kondo couplings where the long distance properties of the model are numerically accessible. © 1996 The American Physical Society.