Abstract
Employing a model of a rare earth ion in jellium, the impurities Ce 3+, Pr 4+, Pr 3+, Eu 2+, Tb 3+, Tm 3+, Tm 2+, and Yb 3+ are investigated by scaling theory, the Yosida-Yoshimori scheme and Suhl's equations. The following predictions are made: First, it is irrelavant whether or not the excited configurations are magnetic. Second, with the exception of Tb the ground state always forms a singlet; its magnetization in finite fields is calculated. Third, a giant thermopower 60 μV/K is a predominant feature of all systems except Tb 4+. These calculations can possibly explain the huge thermopower peaks of [(La 1- z Y z ) 1- x Ce x ]Al 2.
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