Dirac fermions and Kondo effect

Abstract

In this study, we investigate the Kondo effect induced by the s-d interaction where the conduction bands are occupied by Dirac fermions. The Dirac fermion has the linear dispersion and is described typically by the Hamiltonian such as $H_k= v{\bf k}\cdot {\sigma}+m \sigma_0$ for the wave number ${\bf k}$ where $\sigma_j$ are Pauli matrices and $\sigma_0$ is the unit matrix. We derived the formula of the Kondo temperature $T_K$ by means of the Green's function theory for Green's functions including Dirac fermions and the localized spin. The $T_K$ was determined from a singularity of Green's functions in the form $T_K\propto \exp(-{\rm const}/\rho|J|)$ when $\rho|J|$ is small. The Kondo effect will disappear when the Fermi surface is point like because $T_K$ vanishes as the chemical potential $\mu$ approaches the Dirac point.