Anisotropic p-f mixing mechanism explaining anomalous magnetic properties in Ce monopnictides. III. Paramagnetic state
- 10 May 1985
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics
- Vol. 18 (13) , 2721-2730
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3719/18/13/018
Abstract
For pt.II see ibid., vol.18, p.2709 (1985). An anomalously small crystal-field splitting in the paramagnetic region in CeSb and CeBi compared with those in CeP and CeAs is explained by the mixing mechanism between the occupied 4f states and the valence band holes. In the paramagnetic region, the above p-f mixing gives the effective crystal-field splitting, which is estimated to nearly cancel the normal splittings extrapolated from CeP and CeAs in good agreement with experiment. The formula for the second-order transition temperature at which the population ratio of the 4f Gamma 8 states begins to be unbalanced, is also derived. In CeBi the second-order transitions may occur, while in CeSb the first-order transition should occur in agreement with experiments.Keywords
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