Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Anomalous thermoelectric power of rare earth metals and their compounds

  • Published:
Zeitschrift für Physik B Condensed Matter

Abstract

We propose a new mechanism for an anomalous thermoelectric power (ATP) in the paramagnetic state of certain rare earth metals and their compounds, in which the ions possess a nonmagnetic ground state in a given crystal field. The ATP is found to be due to higher order inelastic scattering (second Born approximation) of the conduction electrons by the crystal field split rare earth ions. It has a peak at a temperatureΔ/3 ~Δ/2, whereΔ is the splitting energy between the ground state and the first excited state. Our main result is that the appearance of an ATP requires interactions between the conduction electrons and the ions of other than the simple isotropic exchange type. This implies that the ATP may serve as a valuable tool to detect more complicated types of thek-f interaction than the isotropic exchange.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Kondo, J.: Prog. Theor. Phys.32, 37 (1964)

    Google Scholar 

  2. Kondo, J.: Prog. Theor. Phys.34, 372 (1965)

    Google Scholar 

  3. Fulde, P., Peschel, I.: Advanc. Phys.21, 1 (1972)

    Google Scholar 

  4. Peschel, I., Fulde, P.: Z. Physik238, 99 (1970)

    Google Scholar 

  5. Umlauf, E., Pepperl, G., Meyer, A.: Phys. Rev. Letters30, 1173 (1973)

    Google Scholar 

  6. Sierro, J., Bucher, E., Longinotti, L.D., Takayama, H., Fulde, P.: to be published

  7. See the review article by S. Legvold, “Magnetic Properties of Rare Earth Metals,” edited by R.J. Elliott (Plenum Press, London 1972) Chap. VII

    Google Scholar 

  8. Elliott, R.J.: Phys. Rev.94, 564 (1954)

    Google Scholar 

  9. Hirst, L.L.: Z. Physik244, 230 (1971), and private communication

    Google Scholar 

  10. Schrieffer, J.R., Wolff, P.A.: Phys. Rev.149, 491 (1966)

    Google Scholar 

  11. Anderson, P.W.: Phys. Rev.124, 41 (1961)

    Google Scholar 

  12. Fulde, P., Luther, A., Hirst, L.L.: Z. Physik230, 155 (1970)

    Google Scholar 

  13. See for example, Lea, K.R., Leask, M.J.H., Wolf, W.P.: Phys. Chem. Solids23, 1381 (1962)

    Google Scholar 

  14. Kaplan, T.A., Lyons, D.H.: Phys. Rev.129, 2072 (1963)

    Google Scholar 

  15. Nielsen, P.E., Taylor, P.L.: Phys. Rev. Letters25, 371 (1970)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Postfach 1099, D-7000, Stuttgart 1, Federal Republic of Germany

    H. Takayama & P. Fulde

Authors
  1. H. Takayama
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. P. Fulde
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Takayama, H., Fulde, P. Anomalous thermoelectric power of rare earth metals and their compounds. Z Physik B 20, 81–87 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01313916

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01313916

Keywords

Search

Navigation