YbRh2Si2: spin fluctuations in the vicinity of a quantum critical point at low magnetic field.
We report a 29Si NMR study on aligned single crystals of YbRh2Si2 which shows behavior characteristic of a quantum critical point (QCP: T(N)-->0). The Knight shift K and the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T(1) of Si show a strong dependence on the external field H, especially below 5 kOe. At the lowest H used in this measurement (H approximately 1.5 kOe), it was found that 1/T(1)T continues to increase down to 50 mK, whereas K stays constant with a large magnitude below 200 mK. This result strongly suggests the development of antiferromagnetic fluctuations with finite q vectors that compete with q=0 spin fluctuations in the vicinity of the QCP near H=0.5 kOe.
Ishida
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Department of Physical Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japan.
Okamoto
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K
Kawasaki
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Y
Kitaoka
Y
Y
Trovarelli
O
O
Geibel
C
C
Steglich
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