Heavy fermions have served as prototype examples of strongly-correlated electron systems.
The occurrence of unconventional superconductivity in close proximity to the electronic …

The present review summarizes important aspects of the crystal chemistry of ytterbium-
based intermetallic compounds along with a selection of their outstanding physical …

Negative thermal expansion (NTE) is an intriguing property, which is generally triggered by
a single NTE mechanism. In this work, an enhanced NTE (α v=− 32.9× 10− 6 K− 1, Δ T= 175 …

Topological insulators (TIs) are the promising materials for next-generation technology due
to their exotic features such as spin momentum locking, conducting surface states, etc …

A valence critical end point existing near the absolute zero provides a unique case for the
study of a quantum version of the strong density fluctuation at the Widom line in the …

Yb3Co4Ge13 is the first example of a Remeika phase with a 3D+ 3 [space group P3n (α, 0,
0) 000 (0, α, 0) 000 (0, 0, α) 000; a= 8.72328 (1) Å, α= 0.4974 (2)] modulated crystal …

The intermetallic ytterbium compounds YbZnSn, YbPdSn2, YbAuIn2 and their calcium-
substituted counterparts Yb0. 5Ca0. 5ZnSn, Yb0. 5Ca0. 5PdSn2 and Yb0. 5Ca0. 5AuIn2 …

The electronic and crystal structures of YbCu x Ga 2− x under pressure were investigated by
high-resolution x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) at the Yb-L 3 absorption edge and x …

Abstract Rare earth ARE 2 X 4 (A= Cd, Mg; RE= Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu; X= S, Se) spinels were
studied with quantum DFT calculations to investigate the electronic structure of these …

Abstract We investigate the YbMn 6 Ge 6− x Sn x alloys (4.00≤ x≤ 5.55) by means of
specific heat measurements in the temperature range 1.9 to 200 K. For x near∼ 4.0, the …