Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-22-2012
Abstract
We study the T=0 Kondo physics of a spin-1/2 impurity in a noncentrosymmetric metal with spin-orbit interaction. Within a simple variational approach we compute ground-state properties of the system for an arbitrary form of spin-orbit coupling consistent with the crystal symmetry. This coupling produces an unscreened impurity magnetic moment and can lead to a significant change of the Kondo energy. We discuss implications of this finding both for dilute impurities and for heavy-fermion materials without inversion symmetry. © 2012 American Physical Society.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Recommended Citation
Isaev, L., Agterberg, D., & Vekhter, I. (2012). Kondo effect in the presence of spin-orbit coupling. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 85 (8) https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.85.081107