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Title: Disorder and size effects on Kondo interactions and magneticcorrelations in CePt2 nanoscrystals

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
OSTI ID:928377

The evolution of the Kondo effect and magnetic correlations with size reduction in CePt{sub 2} nanoparticles (3.1-26 nm) is studied by analysis of the temperature-dependent specific heat and magnetic susceptibility. The antiferromagnetic correlations diminish with size reduction. The Kondo effect predominates at small particle size with trivalent, small Kondo temperature (T{sub K}) magnetic regions coexisting with strongly mixed valent, large T{sub K} nonmagnetic regions. We discuss the role of structural disorder, background density of states and the electronic quantum size effect on the results.

Research Organization:
COLLABORATION - Institute ofPhysics/Taiwan/Republic of China
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
928377
Report Number(s):
LBNL-62116; PRLTAO; R&D Project: 403005; BnR: KC0302030; TRN: US0804245
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 98; Related Information: Journal Publication Date: 2007; ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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