The alpha--> gamma transition in Ce: a theoretical view from optical spectroscopy |
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Authors: | Haule Kristjan Oudovenko Viktor Savrasov Sergej Y Kotliar Gabriel |
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Institution: | Jozef Stefan Institute, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia and Department of Physics and Center for Material Theory, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA. |
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Abstract: | Using a novel approach to calculate optical properties of strongly correlated systems, we address the old question of the physical origin of the alpha--> gamma transition in Ce. We find that the Kondo collapse model, involving both the f and the spd electrons, describes the optical data better than a Mott transition picture involving the f electrons only. Our results compare well with existing experiments on thin films. We predict the full temperature dependence of the optical spectra and find the development of a hybridization pseudogap in the vicinity of the alpha--> gamma phase transition. |
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