Field-induced anomaly in the anisotropic non-Fermi-liquid normal state of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>UBe</mml:mi> <mml:mn>13</mml:mn> </mml:msub> </mml:math>
We report the results of high-resolution dc magnetization and specific-heat measurements at very low temperatures for a single crystal \color{black} of UBe$_{13}$ in magnetic fields applied along the [001] and [111] directions, in both the normal and superconducting states. In the normal state, magnetic susceptibility $χ(T) = M/H$ exhibits a logarithmic temperature dependence over a wide temperature range (1-20 K). However, with increasing field, this non-Fermi-liquid (NFL) behavior of $χ(T) $ at low temperatures is suppressed. Moreover, a susceptibility maximum occurs below 4 T, whereas Fermi-liquid coherence is recovered above 8 T. In addition, thermodynamic anomalies ($T_{\rm A}$ and $H_{\rm A}$) occur in both magnetic susceptibility and specific heat at intermediate fields (6--10 T) along the [111] direction. Furthermore, a nontrivial fifth-order nonlinear susceptibility is observed in the normal-state magnetization of UBe$_{13}$. These results suggest a close relationship between the field-induced multipolar correlations of $5f$-electron degrees of freedom and the Fermi-surface reconstruction accompanying the crossover from the NFL state to the Fermi-liquid state in UBe$_{13}$.
Authors
- Karl J. Friston
Institutions
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JP)
- Ritsumeikan University (JP)
- Nagoya Institute of Technology (JP)
- Hokkaido University (JP)
- Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics (HU)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
- Chuo University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/bxq6-tznr
- Primary Topic
- Rare-earth and actinide compounds
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science