Authors: J.-X. Zhu, S. Kirchner, R. Bulla, and Q. Si
Journal:
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 227204 (2007)
We address the quantum transition of a spin-1/2 antiferromagnetic Kondo lattice model with an easy-axis anisotropy using the extended dynamical mean field theory. We derive results in real frequency using the bosonic numerical renormalization group (bNRG) method and compare them with Quantum Monte Carlo results in Matsubara frequency. The bNRG results show a logarithmic divergence in the critical local spin susceptibility, signaling a destruction of Kondo screening. The T=0 transition is nearly second order, with any jump in the magnetic order parameter not exceeding a few percents of the full moment. The bNRG results also display some subtle features; we discuss their possible origins and suggest means for further microscopic studies.