Heavy-Fermion Systems (Handbook of Metal Physics) (Handbook of Metal Physics)

The book on Heavy-Fermion Systems is a part of the Book series "Handbook of Metal Physics", each volume of which is written to facilitate the research of Ph.D. students, faculty and other researchers in a specific area. The Heavy-Fermions (sometimes known as Heavy-Electrons) is a loosely defined collection of intermetallic compounds containing rare-earth (mostly Ce) or actinide (mostly U) elements. These unusual names were given due to the large effective mass (100-1,000 times greater than the mass of a free electron) below a critical temperature. They have a variety of ground states including superconducting, antiferromagnetic, paramagnetic or semiconducting. Some display unusual magnetic properties such as magnetic quantum critical point and metamagnetism. This book is essentially a summary as well as a critical review of the theoretical and experimental work done on Heavy Fermions. · Extensive research references. · Comprehensive review of a very rapidly growing number of theories. · Summary of all important experiments. · Comparison with other highly correlated systems such as High-Tc Superconductors. · Possible Technological applications. Content: Preface Pages vii-ix Prasanta K. Misra Chapter 1 Overview of heavy fermion systems Original Research Article Pages 1-7 Chapter 2 Kondo lattice, mixed valence, and heavy fermions Original Research Article Pages 9-21 Chapter 3 Dynamical, extended dynamical, and cluster dynamical mean-field theories: (DMFT, EDMFT, and cluster DMFT) Original Research Article Pages 23-49 Chapter 4 Fermi-liquid, heavy fermi-liquid, and non-fermi-liquid models Original Research Article Pages 51-86 Chapter 5 Metamagnetism in heavy fermions (experimental review) Original Research Article Pages 87-114 Chapter 6 Theory of metamagnetism in heavy fermions Original Research Article Pages 115-139 Chapter 7 Heavy fermion superconductors (Ce-based compounds) Original Research Article Pages 141-182 Chapter 8 U-based superconducting compounds Original Research Article Pages 183-234 Chapter 9 Filled skutterdites and transuranium heavy fermion superconductors Original Research Article Pages 235-254 Chapter 10 Brief review of theories of heavy fermion superconductivity Review Article Pages 255-289 Chapter 11 Kondo insulators Original Research Article Pages 291-333 Subject Index Pages 335-338 The book on Heavy-Fermion Systems is a part of the Book series "Handbook of Metal Physics", each volume of which is written to facilitate the research of Ph. D. students, faculty and other researchers in a specific area. The Heavy-Fermions (sometimes known as Heavy-Electrons) is a loosely defined collection of intermetallic compounds containing rare-earth (mostly Ce) or actinide (mostly U) elements. These unusual names were given due to the large effective mass (100-1,000 times greater than the mass of a free electron) below a critical temperature. They have a variety of ground states including superconducting, antiferromagnetic, paramagnetic or semiconducting. Some display unusual magnetic properties such as magnetic quantum critical point and metamagnetism. This book is essentially a summary as well as a critical review of the theoretical and experimental work done on Heavy Fermions. Extensive research references. Comprehensive review of a very rapidly growing number of theories. Summary of all important experiments. Comparison with other highly correlated systems such as High-Tc Superconductors. Possible Technological applications