Magnetic Properties and Electronic Structure of CeTIn (T = Ni, Cu, Pd, Au) Compounds

The electronic structure of the ternary CeTIn (T = Ni, Cu, Pd, Au) compounds was investigated by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Our interest was aimed mainly to the valence bands and the Ce3d core levels of investigated compounds. Analysis of the valence bands indicates that they are mainly determined by the Tnd band, whereas a share of the R4f states can be estimated to be about a few percent only. The analysis of the differential valence bands spectra between CeTIn and LaTIn analogues suggests that the Ce4f$\text{}^{1}$ ground states shift deeper below the Fermi level with an increase in the 4f level occupation factor. The analysis of the Ce3d spectra made on the basis of the Gunnarsson-Schönhammer model indicates the hybridization parameter equal to 148 meV for CeNiIn, 45 meV for CeCuIn, 177 meV for CePdIn, and 123 meV for CeAuIn.