Electronic band structure of the borocarbide superconductor LuNi₂B₂C

We present de Haas–van Alphen (dHvA) measurements of the nonmagnetic rareearth borocarbide superconductor LuNi2B2C which have been performed by using a torque cantilever for temperatures down to 0.45K and in magnetic fields up to 32.5T. We mapped the dHvA oscillations of a high-quality single crystal by rotating between all three principal crystallographic axes [100], [001], and [110]. This set of data gives a complete overview of the electronic band structure of LuNi2B2C. A comparison with band-structure calculations allowed us to assign the dHvA frequencies to individual bands. Overall positions and band dispersions resemble those observed in the isostructural compound YNi2B2C, which is another nonmagnetic member in the family of the borocarbide superconductors.