High-resolution angle-resolved photoemission studies of YbRh$_2$Si$_2$ using 7 eV laser

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Abstract

We present angle-resolved photoemission spectra of prototypical heavy fermion compound YbRh$_2$Si$_2$ measured with 7 eV ultraviolet laser. Much improved energy and momentum resolutions enable us to resolve the sharp weakly dispersing peaks at the lowest energy of single-electron spectra. This coherent state grows in intensity and weight as temperature decreases below a characteristic temperature. The characteristic temperature is not only different from the single-ion Kondo temperature of YbRh$_2$Si$_2$ derived from thermodynamic measurements, it is of the same scale as the energy and the lifetime of the coherent state.

Authors

  • S.-K. Mo

    • Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory
    • Advanced Light Source, LBNL
  • W.S. Lee

    • Stanford University and SLAC National Lab
  • F. Schmitt

    • Stanford University and SLAC National Lab
  • Y.L. Chen

    • Stanford University and SLAC National Lab
  • D.H. Lu

    • SLAC National Lab
  • C. Capan

    • UC Irvine
  • D.J. Kim

    • UC Irvine
  • Z. Fisk

    • UC Irvine
  • C.-Q. Zhang

    • Shandong University, China
  • Z. Hussain

    • Advanced Light Source, LBNL
  • Z.-X. Shen

    • Stanford University and SLAC National Lab