Ti 3 CrCu 4 : A possible 2-D ferromagnetic spin fluctuating system
Abstract
Ti3CrCu4 is a new ternary compound which crystallizes in the tetragonal Ti3Pd5 structure type. The Cr atoms form square nets in the a-b plane (a = 3.124 Å) which are separated by an unusually large distance c = 11.228 Å along the tetragonal axis, thus forming a -2-D Cr-sublattice. The paramagnetic susceptibility is characterized by a low effective moment, μeff = 1.1 μB, a low paramagnetic Curie temperature θP (below 7 K) and a temperature independent χ0 = 6.7 x 10–4 emu/mol. The magnetization at 1.8 K increases rapidly with field nearly saturating to 0.2 μB/f.u. The zero field heat capacity C/T shows an upturn below 7 K (~190 mJ/mol K2 at ~0.1K) which is suppressed in applied magnetic fields and interpreted as suggesting the presence of spin fluctuations. The resistivity at low temperatures shows non-Fermi liquid behavior. Overall, the experimental data thus reveal an unusual magnetic state in Ti3CrCu4, which likely has its origin in the layered nature of the Cr sub-lattice and ferromagnetic spin fluctuations. Here, density functional theoretical calculations reveal a sharp Cr density of states peak just above the Fermi level, indicating the propensity of Ti3CrCu4 to become magnetic.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1241418
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1245624; OSTI ID: 1421034
- Report Number(s):
- IS-J-8877
Journal ID: ISSN 2158-3226
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11358
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- AIP Advances
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: AIP Advances Journal Volume: 6 Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2158-3226
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
Citation Formats
Dhar, S. K., Provino, A., Manfrinetti, P., Kulkarni, R., Goyal, Neeraj, and Paudyal, D. Ti 3 CrCu 4 : A possible 2-D ferromagnetic spin fluctuating system. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4943922.
Dhar, S. K., Provino, A., Manfrinetti, P., Kulkarni, R., Goyal, Neeraj, & Paudyal, D. Ti 3 CrCu 4 : A possible 2-D ferromagnetic spin fluctuating system. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4943922
Dhar, S. K., Provino, A., Manfrinetti, P., Kulkarni, R., Goyal, Neeraj, and Paudyal, D. Sun .
"Ti 3 CrCu 4 : A possible 2-D ferromagnetic spin fluctuating system". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4943922.
@article{osti_1241418,
title = {Ti 3 CrCu 4 : A possible 2-D ferromagnetic spin fluctuating system},
author = {Dhar, S. K. and Provino, A. and Manfrinetti, P. and Kulkarni, R. and Goyal, Neeraj and Paudyal, D.},
abstractNote = {Ti3CrCu4 is a new ternary compound which crystallizes in the tetragonal Ti3Pd5 structure type. The Cr atoms form square nets in the a-b plane (a = 3.124 Å) which are separated by an unusually large distance c = 11.228 Å along the tetragonal axis, thus forming a -2-D Cr-sublattice. The paramagnetic susceptibility is characterized by a low effective moment, μeff = 1.1 μB, a low paramagnetic Curie temperature θP (below 7 K) and a temperature independent χ0 = 6.7 x 10–4 emu/mol. The magnetization at 1.8 K increases rapidly with field nearly saturating to 0.2 μB/f.u. The zero field heat capacity C/T shows an upturn below 7 K (~190 mJ/mol K2 at ~0.1K) which is suppressed in applied magnetic fields and interpreted as suggesting the presence of spin fluctuations. The resistivity at low temperatures shows non-Fermi liquid behavior. Overall, the experimental data thus reveal an unusual magnetic state in Ti3CrCu4, which likely has its origin in the layered nature of the Cr sub-lattice and ferromagnetic spin fluctuations. Here, density functional theoretical calculations reveal a sharp Cr density of states peak just above the Fermi level, indicating the propensity of Ti3CrCu4 to become magnetic.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4943922},
journal = {AIP Advances},
number = 5,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4943922