Many-Body Electronic Structure of Curium metal

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Abstract

We report computer-based simulations for the many-body electronic structure of Curium metal. Cm belongs to the actinide series and has a half-filled shell with seven $5f$ electrons. As a function of pressure, curium exhibits five different crystallographic phases. At low temperatures all phases demonstrate either antiferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic ordering. In this study we perform LDA+DMFT calculations for the antiferromagnetic state of high-pressure fcc modification of Curium metal.

Authors

  • Antonina Toropova

    Center for Materials Theory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University

  • Kristjan Haule

    Center for Materials Theory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University

  • Gabriel Kotliar

    Rutgers University, University of Rutgers, NJ, Center for Materials Theory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University