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November 30, 2025Physical Review Research4 citationsOpen Access

Magnetic phase diagram of YbRh 2 Si 2 : The influence of hyperfine interactions

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JKJ. KnappLLL.V. LevitinJNJ. Nyéki

Key Points

  • Quantum phase transitions observed in heavy fermion metal YbRh2Si2, indicating significant magnetic properties.
  • Heat capacity and magnetocaloric measurements reveal antiferromagnetic phases electronic AFM1 and electronuclear AFM2.
  • Mapping of the magnetic phase diagram helps understand the interplay between two magnetic orders and superconductivity.
  • Hyperfine interactions importantly modify the phase diagram and enhance understanding of quantum critical points. Mahaloprenez

Abstract

We report the determination of the magnetic phase diagram of the heavy fermion metal YbRh 2 Si 2 in magnetic fields up to 70 mT applied perpendicular to the crystallographic c axis. By a combination of heat capacity, magnetocaloric, and magnetoresistance measurements, we map two antiferromagnetic phases: the electronic AFM1 below 70 mK and electronuclear AFM2 below 1.5 mK. The measurements extend into the microkelvin regime to explore the quantum phase transitions in this system. We demonstrate how the hyperfine interaction significantly modifies the phase diagram and the putative field-tuned quantum critical point. The determination of the rich magnetic properties of YbRh 2 Si 2 is essential to understanding the interplay of the two magnetic orders and superconductivity in this compound.

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Knapp et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692b9d831d383f2b2a3797bdhttps://doi.org/10.1103/yl3t-1gj5
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