Observation of orbital two-channel Kondo effect in a ferromagnetic L10-MnGa film.
The experimental existence and stability of the fixed point of the two-channel Kondo (2CK) effect displaying exotic non-Fermi liquid physics have been buried in persistent confusion despite the intensive theoretical and experimental efforts in past three decades. Here we report an experimental realization of the two-level system resonant scattering-induced orbital 2CK effect in a ferromagnetic L10-MnGa film, which is signified by a magnetic field-independent resistivity upturn that has a logarithmic and a square-root temperature dependence beyond and below the Kondo temperature of ~14.5 K, respectively. Our results not only evidence the robust existence of orbital 2CK effect even in the presence of strong magnetic fields and long-range ferromagnetic ordering, but also extend the scope of 2CK host materials from nonmagnetic nanoscale point contacts to diffusive conductors of disordered alloys.
State Key Laboratory of Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 912, Beijing 100083, China.|Institut für Physik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, von-Danckelmann-Platz 3, Halle 06120, Germany.
Lijun
L
Zhu
Institut für Physik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, von-Danckelmann-Platz 3, Halle 06120, Germany.
Georg
G
Woltersdorf
State Key Laboratory of Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 912, Beijing 100083, China.
Jianhua
J
Zhao
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