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6.4. Summary 93<br />

and consistent analysis <strong>of</strong> both the 4f and conduction-band spectra would be highly<br />

desirable in future.<br />

6.4 Summary<br />

We have studied the Lu-substitution dependence in the photoemission spectra <strong>of</strong> the B<br />

sp-derived conduction band in Yb1−xLuxB12 at various temperatures. The substitution<br />

dependence is most clearly present at 7 K, where in going from LuB12 to YbB12 the<br />

pseudogap <strong>of</strong> < 20 meV opens and a broad peak at ∼−80 meV evolves. Such substitution<br />

dependence is gradually smeared out with increasing temperature, indicating<br />

a decoupling between the f electrons and the conduction electrons above ∼ TK. The<br />

larger pseudogap <strong>of</strong> 0.1 eV, which has been observed in YbB12, is present for any x concentration<br />

including LuB12 but the sharp depression in the vicinity <strong>of</strong> EF is observed<br />

only for x ≤ 0.25. That the spectra for intermediate x’s cannot be reproduced by a<br />

1 − x : x superposition <strong>of</strong> those <strong>of</strong> YbB12 and LuB12 indicates that the effect beyond<br />

the single-site description is important in the gap formation <strong>of</strong> YbB12.

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