Anisotropic Dynamical Planckian Scaling of the Quasi-Kagome Kondo Lattice CeRhSn with Strong Valence Fluctuation

The anisotropic electronic structure and Drude response of the quasi-kagome Kondo lattice CeRhSn have been investigated using polarized optical conductivity measurements and first-principles density-functional-theory calculations. Along the hexagonal a- and c-axes, the peaks in the middle-infrared region originating from the hybridization between conduction bands and Ce~$4f$ states appear even at room temperature, indicating strong valence fluctuation. Renormalized Drude structures observed at the photon energy below 100~meV, on the other hand, obey the dynamical Planckian scaling below 80~K for E ∥ a and below 200~K for E ∥ c, suggesting the non-Fermi liquid behavior due to the quantum criticality. These results indicate that the coexistence of the valence fluctuation and quantum criticality is a consequence of anisotropic magnetic fluctuations based on the Ce quasi-kagome lattice structure