130 Chapter 9. Conclusion (a) FeSi (7 K) (b) - 5 eV FeSi Al (7 K) 1-x x - 300 meV (c) FeSi - 50 meV FeSi Al 1-x x - 50 meV ~ 8 k T B max E F E F E F FeSi Al (7 K) 1-x x FeSi (7 K) E F 295 K 7 K 295 K 7 K Figure 9.2: Schematic summary <strong>of</strong> the photoemission spectra <strong>of</strong> FeSi1−xAlx, which was studied in the wide x range compared with Fe1−xCoxSi: The entire valence band which has a broad peak (a), the substitution dependence near EF (b), and the temperature dependence <strong>of</strong> the pseudogap around EF (c).
Acknowledgments The present <strong>Thesis</strong> is a fruitful result <strong>of</strong> the continuous collaboration with the supervisor A. Fujimori and the following excellent co-workers. Long-years discussion with the supervisor A. Fujimori, who has read the <strong>Thesis</strong> carefully and has given numerous valuable comments, is the backbone <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Thesis</strong>. T. Mizokawa and K. Kobayashi have instructed the author the photoemission spectroscopy and have given him continuous advice since he started the present work. He thanks the colleagues in the laboratory: J.-Y. Son, J. Okamoto, J. Matsuno, J. Okabayashi, T. Yoshida, Y. Ishikawa, K. Okazaki, H. Ishii, T. Nambu, N. Harima, H. Wakazono, A. Ino, M. Satake, O. Rader, T. Tsujioka, A. E. Bocquet, T. Saitoh, and K. Morikawa. The Yb1−xLuxB12 polycrystals were grown by F. Iga and M. Kasaya at Tohoku University. The Yb1−xLuxB12 single crystals were grown by N. Shimizu, S. Hiura, F. Iga, and T. Takabatake at Hiroshima University. Correspondence with F. Iga has <strong>of</strong>ten been crucial to proceed the present study. Fe1−xCoxSi and FeSi1−xAlx polycrystals were developed by A. Ohno, T. Tonogai, and H. Takagi at University <strong>of</strong> Tokyo. The photoemission set up at the Photon Factory, which was used in the study <strong>of</strong> Chapters 3, 4, and 5, was constructed by S. Suga, A. Kimura, T. Matsushita, M. Tsunekawa (Osaka University), A. Sekiyama (University <strong>of</strong> Tokyo), H. Namatame (Hiroshima University), H. Ishii, T. Miyahara, and T. Hanyu (Tokyo Metropolitan University). On measurement, the above members and T. Muro, S. Ueda, T. Iwasaki, S. Imada (Osaka University), K. Mamiya (Hiroshima University), E. Shigemasa, A. Kakizaki, K. V. Kaznacheyev (Photon Factory), J. Matsuno, T. Konishi, T. Yoshida (University <strong>of</strong> Tokyo), and M. Nakamura (Nara University <strong>of</strong> Education) supported the author. The high-resolution measurements (Chapters 5 and 6) were performed at Hiroshima University, using the set up improved by Y. Takeda, M. Arita, K. Shimada, H. Namatame, and M. Taniguchi. <strong>High</strong>est-level photoemission measurements and stimulating discussion day after day at Hiroshima University, which leads in the physics <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kondo</strong> insulators, were the highlights <strong>of</strong> the present research. The set up for the measurements in Chapters 3, 4, 7, and 8 was constructed and has been improved at University <strong>of</strong> Tokyo by M. Nakamura, A. Sekiyama, and K. Kobayashi. The newly 131