Lifshitz transition from valence fluctuations in YbAl3

Shouvik Chatterjee, Jacob P. Ruf, Haofei I. Wei, Kenneth D. Finkelstein, Darrell G. Schlom and Kyle M. Shen ()
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Shouvik Chatterjee: Cornell University
Jacob P. Ruf: Cornell University
Haofei I. Wei: Cornell University
Kenneth D. Finkelstein: Cornell University
Darrell G. Schlom: Cornell University
Kyle M. Shen: Cornell University

Nature Communications, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract In mixed-valent Kondo lattice systems, such as YbAl3, interactions between localized and delocalized electrons can lead to fluctuations between two different valence configurations with changing temperature or pressure. The impact of this change on the momentum-space electronic structure is essential for understanding their emergent properties, but has remained enigmatic. Here, by employing a combination of molecular beam epitaxy and in situ angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy we show that valence fluctuations can lead to dramatic changes in the Fermi surface topology, even resulting in a Lifshitz transition. As the temperature is lowered, a small electron pocket in YbAl3 becomes completely unoccupied while the low-energy ytterbium (Yb) 4f states become increasingly itinerant, acquiring additional spectral weight, longer lifetimes, and well-defined dispersions. Our work presents a unified picture of how local valence fluctuations connect to momentum-space concepts such as band filling and Fermi surface topology in mixed valence systems.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00946-1

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