Acoustic signatures of the field-induced electronic-topological transitions in YbNi$_4$P$_2$

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Main Authors: Eljaouhari, E. -O., Schwarze, B. V., Kliemt, K., Krellner, C., Husstedt, F., Wosnitza, J., Zherlitsyn, S., Zwicknagl, G., Sourd, J.
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author Eljaouhari, E. -O.
Schwarze, B. V.
Kliemt, K.
Krellner, C.
Husstedt, F.
Wosnitza, J.
Zherlitsyn, S.
Zwicknagl, G.
Sourd, J.
author_facet Eljaouhari, E. -O.
Schwarze, B. V.
Kliemt, K.
Krellner, C.
Husstedt, F.
Wosnitza, J.
Zherlitsyn, S.
Zwicknagl, G.
Sourd, J.
contents We investigated the magnetoelastic properties of an YbNi$_4$P$_2$ single crystal at low temperatures under magnetic fields directed along the crystallographic [001] axis. We report a series of strong anomalies in the sound velocity, which is consistent with the cascade of electronic-topological transitions reported previously for this compound. In particular, we identify the vanishing of a small orbit on the Fermi surface, associated with a quantum-oscillation frequency of 34 T. Furthermore, the different transitions are better resolved with acoustic modes of particular symmetry. Using a microscopic model adapted to the strongly correlated electronic structure of YbNi$_4$P$_2$, we describe our results by inspecting realistic electron-phonon couplings in reciprocal space for each acoustic mode. This shows how the $k$ selectivity of ultrasound experiments allows to investigate Fermi-surface reconstructions in strongly correlated electronic systems.
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spellingShingle Acoustic signatures of the field-induced electronic-topological transitions in YbNi$_4$P$_2$
Eljaouhari, E. -O.
Schwarze, B. V.
Kliemt, K.
Krellner, C.
Husstedt, F.
Wosnitza, J.
Zherlitsyn, S.
Zwicknagl, G.
Sourd, J.
Strongly Correlated Electrons
We investigated the magnetoelastic properties of an YbNi$_4$P$_2$ single crystal at low temperatures under magnetic fields directed along the crystallographic [001] axis. We report a series of strong anomalies in the sound velocity, which is consistent with the cascade of electronic-topological transitions reported previously for this compound. In particular, we identify the vanishing of a small orbit on the Fermi surface, associated with a quantum-oscillation frequency of 34 T. Furthermore, the different transitions are better resolved with acoustic modes of particular symmetry. Using a microscopic model adapted to the strongly correlated electronic structure of YbNi$_4$P$_2$, we describe our results by inspecting realistic electron-phonon couplings in reciprocal space for each acoustic mode. This shows how the $k$ selectivity of ultrasound experiments allows to investigate Fermi-surface reconstructions in strongly correlated electronic systems.
title Acoustic signatures of the field-induced electronic-topological transitions in YbNi$_4$P$_2$
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.05126