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Electronic structure and magnetism of YbRhSn

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The electronic band structure of YbRhSn has been calculated using the self-consistent full potential nonorthogonal local orbital minimum basis scheme based on the density functional theory. We investigated the electronic structure with the spin-orbit interaction and on-site Coulomb potential for the Yb-derived 4f orbitals to obtain the correct ground state of YbRhSn. The exchange interaction between local f electrons and conduction electrons play an important role in the heavy fermion characters of them. The fully relativistic band structure scheme shows that spin-orbit coupling splits the 4f states into two manifolds, the 4f7/2 and the 4f5/2 multiplet.

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Jeong, T. Electronic structure and magnetism of YbRhSn. Eur. Phys. J. B 53, 213–217 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2006-00371-x

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