Crossover Temperature from Non-Fermi Liquid to Fermi Liquid Behavior in Two Types of Impurity Kondo Model

TL;DR

This paper uses numerical renormalization-group methods to determine the crossover temperature from non-Fermi liquid to Fermi liquid behavior in an anisotropic two-channel Kondo model, revealing conditions under which non-Fermi liquid behavior persists.

Contribution

It provides a new analytical expression for the crossover temperature in the anisotropic two-channel Kondo model, highlighting the persistence of non-Fermi liquid behavior beyond previous expectations.

Findings

Crossover temperature scales as D(ΔJ/J_{av})^2 e^{-1/J_{av}}

Non-Fermi liquid behavior persists even if ΔJ > T_K

Similar crossover behavior observed in two-impurity Kondo model

Abstract

Numerical renormalization-group results on entropy of the anisotropic two-channel Kondo model with the band-width cutoff ($D$) in the presence of a magnetic field ($h$) are obtained to determine crossover temperature from the non-Fermi liquid to Fermi liquid fixed point. It is found that the crossover temperature ($T_{\rm x}$) is given by $T_{\rm x} \equiv {r} T_{\rm K} \sim D(\Delta J/J_{\rm av})^2 e^{-1/J_{\rm av}}$ when $(h /T_{\rm K})^2 \ll r \ll 1 $, where $T_{\rm K}$, $J_{\rm av}$ and $\Delta J$ are the Kondo temperature, the average and difference of the exchange coupling constants, respectively. This result indicates that non-Fermi liquid behavior can be seen even if $\Delta J > T_{\rm K}$. Robust similarities of the crossover behavior in the region around the non-Fermi liquid critical point to that of the two-impurity Kondo model are also discussed.