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Title: A ferromagnetic quantum critical point in heavy-fermion iron oxypnictide CeFe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}PO

Abstract

We report crystallographic and magnetic properties of layered iron oxypnictide CeFe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}PO (x = 0.000–0.692). Interlayer distances between Ce{sub 2}O{sub 2} and (Fe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}){sub 2}P{sub 2} layers increase as a function of x, suggesting suppression of Kondo coupling among hybridized conducting orbitals and localized Ce 4f orbitals. CeFe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}PO (x = 0.100–0.384) exhibits finite ferromagnetic transition temperatures (T{sub curie}) obtained by Arrott plots, although {sup 57}Fe Mössbauer spectra reveal paramagnetic Fe sublattice at T ≥ 4.2 K. These results indicate that the ferromagnetic phase transitions of samples are mainly due to Ce sublattice. For the samples with x ≥ 0.500, no ferromagnetic order is observed down to 2 K. These results verify that ferromagnetic quantum critical points of CeFe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}PO appear at 0.045 ≤ x ≤ 0.100 and 0.384 ≤ x ≤ 0.500.

Authors:
; ; ;  [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, Kumatori-cho, Senngan-gun, Osaka 590-0494 (Japan)
  2. Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503 (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22410138
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 117; Journal Issue: 17; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM PHOSPHATES; CONCENTRATION RATIO; COUPLING; FERMIONS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; IRON; IRON 57; IRON COMPOUNDS; LAYERS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MOESSBAUER EFFECT; PARAMAGNETISM; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE

Citation Formats

Okano, T., Matoba, M., Kamihara, Y., E-mail: kamihara-yoichi@appi.keio.ac.jp, Kitao, S., Seto, M., Atou, T., and Itoh, M. A ferromagnetic quantum critical point in heavy-fermion iron oxypnictide CeFe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}PO. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4916808.
Okano, T., Matoba, M., Kamihara, Y., E-mail: kamihara-yoichi@appi.keio.ac.jp, Kitao, S., Seto, M., Atou, T., & Itoh, M. A ferromagnetic quantum critical point in heavy-fermion iron oxypnictide CeFe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}PO. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4916808
Okano, T., Matoba, M., Kamihara, Y., E-mail: kamihara-yoichi@appi.keio.ac.jp, Kitao, S., Seto, M., Atou, T., and Itoh, M. 2015. "A ferromagnetic quantum critical point in heavy-fermion iron oxypnictide CeFe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}PO". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4916808.
@article{osti_22410138,
title = {A ferromagnetic quantum critical point in heavy-fermion iron oxypnictide CeFe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}PO},
author = {Okano, T. and Matoba, M. and Kamihara, Y., E-mail: kamihara-yoichi@appi.keio.ac.jp and Kitao, S. and Seto, M. and Atou, T. and Itoh, M.},
abstractNote = {We report crystallographic and magnetic properties of layered iron oxypnictide CeFe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}PO (x = 0.000–0.692). Interlayer distances between Ce{sub 2}O{sub 2} and (Fe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}){sub 2}P{sub 2} layers increase as a function of x, suggesting suppression of Kondo coupling among hybridized conducting orbitals and localized Ce 4f orbitals. CeFe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}PO (x = 0.100–0.384) exhibits finite ferromagnetic transition temperatures (T{sub curie}) obtained by Arrott plots, although {sup 57}Fe Mössbauer spectra reveal paramagnetic Fe sublattice at T ≥ 4.2 K. These results indicate that the ferromagnetic phase transitions of samples are mainly due to Ce sublattice. For the samples with x ≥ 0.500, no ferromagnetic order is observed down to 2 K. These results verify that ferromagnetic quantum critical points of CeFe{sub 1−x}Cr{sub x}PO appear at 0.045 ≤ x ≤ 0.100 and 0.384 ≤ x ≤ 0.500.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4916808},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22410138}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
issn = {0021-8979},
number = 17,
volume = 117,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}