Magnetic-field- and temperature-dependent fermi surface of CeBiPt [article]

J. Wosnitza, G. Goll, A. D. Bianchi, B. Bergk, N. Kozlova, I. Opahle, S. Elgazzar, Manuel Richter, O. Stockert, H. V. Löhneysen, T. Yoshino, T. Takabatake (+2 others)
2019
The half-Heusler compounds CeBiPt and LaBiPt are semimetals with very low charge-carrier concentrations as evidenced by Shubnikov–de Haas (SdH) and Hall-effect measurements. Neutron-scattering results reveal a simple antiferromagnetic structure in CeBiPt below TN = 1.15 K. The band structure of CeBiPt sensitively depends on temperature, magnetic field and stoichiometry. Above a certain, sample-dependent, threshold field (B>25 T), the SdH signal disappears and the Hall coefficient reduces
more » ... cantly. These effects are absent in the non-4f compound LaBiPt. Electronic-band-structure calculations can well explain the observed behaviour by a 4f-polarization-induced Fermi-surface modification.
doi:10.34657/1577 fatcat:qqheh5ft2vaofh4hbwsfulzpru