Charge density wave with anomalous temperature dependence in UPt2Si2

Jooseop Lee, Karel Prokeš, Sohee Park, Igor Zaliznyak, Sachith Dissanayake, Masaaki Matsuda, Matthias Frontzek, Stanislav Stoupin, Greta L. Chappell, Ryan E. Baumbach, Changwon Park, John A. Mydosh, Garrett E. Granroth, Jacob P.C. Ruff

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Abstract

Using single-crystal neutron and X-ray diffraction, we discovered a charge density wave (CDW) below 320 K, which accounts for the long-sought origin of the heat capacity and resistivity anomalies in UPt2Si2. The modulation wave vector, Qmod, is intriguingly similar to the incommensurate wave vector of URu2Si2. Qmod shows an unusual temperature dependence, shifting from commensurate to incommensurate position upon cooling and becoming locked at aproximately (0.42 0 0) near 180 K. Bulk measurements indicate a crossover toward a correlated coherent state around the same temperature, suggesting an interplay between the CDW and Kondo-lattice-like coherence before coexisting antiferromagnetic order sets in at TN=35 K.

Original languageEnglish
Article number041112
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume102
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jul 2020

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