Anisotropic electrical resistivity of the magnetic heavy-fermion superconductor URu/sub 2/Si/sub 2/
Journal Article
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· Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)
Electrical-resistivity measurements rho(T,H) on single-crystal URu/sub 2/Si/sub 2/ have been performed between 0.3 and 300 K in fields up to 7 T. rho(T) is highly anisotropic with the 300-K values parallel to the a and c axes differing by a factor of 2. Both directions exhibit a drho/dT<0 down to 80 K, followed by a steep decrease in rho below 50 K. An upper antiferromagnetic transition is clearly discerned by a ''Cr-like'' anomaly at roughly-equal17 K which also marks the onset of a strong, positive rho(H). Below 4 K rho(T) is isotropic and goes to zero at the superconducting transition T/sub c/ = 0.8 K.
- Research Organization:
- Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratorium der Rijks-Universiteit Leiden, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
- OSTI ID:
- 5885461
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 33:9; ISSN PRBMD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360603* -- Materials-- Properties
656102 -- Solid State Physics-- Superconductivity-- Acoustic
Electronic
Magnetic
Optical
& Thermal Phenomena-- (-1987)
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ANISOTROPY
ANTIFERROMAGNETISM
CRYSTALS
DATA
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
INFORMATION
LOW TEMPERATURE
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETISM
MAGNETORESISTANCE
MEDIUM TEMPERATURE
MONOCRYSTALS
NUMERICAL DATA
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS
RUTHENIUM SILICIDES
SILICIDES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION TEMPERATURE
ULTRALOW TEMPERATURE
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM SILICIDES
VERY LOW TEMPERATURE
360603* -- Materials-- Properties
656102 -- Solid State Physics-- Superconductivity-- Acoustic
Electronic
Magnetic
Optical
& Thermal Phenomena-- (-1987)
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ANISOTROPY
ANTIFERROMAGNETISM
CRYSTALS
DATA
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
INFORMATION
LOW TEMPERATURE
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETISM
MAGNETORESISTANCE
MEDIUM TEMPERATURE
MONOCRYSTALS
NUMERICAL DATA
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS
RUTHENIUM SILICIDES
SILICIDES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION TEMPERATURE
ULTRALOW TEMPERATURE
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM SILICIDES
VERY LOW TEMPERATURE