Abstract

An analysis of the optical properties of heavy fermion compounds is reported. We focus on the 1-1-5 series, where strong deviations of the spectra are seen from the predictions of the periodic Anderson model. Specifically we demonstrate that the differences between the experimental results and the theoretical predictions can be explained by accounting for the momentum dependence of the hybridization between the local moments and the conducting carriers. Furthermore we find correlations between the hybridization strength on a particular band and some properties of the 1-1-5 compounds. These correlations suggest that the momentum dependence of the hybridization has to be taken into account, for an understanding of the electronic properties of these heavy fermion compounds.

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