Heavy Fermions and Quantum Phase Transitions

2010/09/02 by Qimiao Si, F. Steglich, Frank Steglich · 22 citations
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Iron-based superconductors research #Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism #Rare-earth and actinide compounds #cond-mat.quant-gas #cond-mat.str-el #cond-mat.supr-con #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1126/science.1191195

published as Science 329, 1161 (2010) · review article, 26 pages, 4 figures

openalex publication_date 2010/09/02 · arxiv created 2011/02/24 · arxiv updated 2011/02/25 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/02

Abstract

Quantum phase transitions arise in many-body systems because of competing interactions that promote rivaling ground states. Recent years have seen the identification of continuous quantum phase transitions, or quantum critical points, in a host of antiferromagnetic heavy-fermion compounds. Studies of the interplay between the various effects have revealed new classes of quantum critical points and are uncovering a plethora of new quantum phases. At the same time, quantum criticality has provided fresh insights into the electronic, magnetic, and superconducting properties of the heavy-fermion metals. We review these developments, discuss the open issues, and outline some directions for future research.

Citations

• Divergence of the Magnetic Grüneisen Ratio at the Field-Induced Quantum Critical Point inYbRh2Si2
• Quantum critical phenomena
• Weak magnetism and non-Fermi liquids near heavy-fermion critical points

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