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Title: Structural and magnetic phase transitions in CeCu6-xTx (T = Ag,Pd)

Abstract

The structural and the magnetic properties of CeCu6-xAgx (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.85) and CeCu6-xPdx (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) have been studied using neutron diffraction, resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS), x-ray diffraction measurements, and first principles calculations. The structural and magnetic phase diagrams of CeCu6-xAgx and CeCu6-xPdx as a function of Ag/Pd composition are reported. The end member, CeCu6, undergoes a structural phase transition from an orthorhombic (Pnma) to a monoclinic (P21/c) phase at 240 K. In CeCu6-xAgx, the structural phase transition temperature (Ts) decreases linearly with Ag concentration and extrapolates to zero at xS ≈ 0.1. The structural transition in CeCu6-xPdx remains unperturbed with Pd substitution within the range of our study. The lattice constant b slightly decreases with Ag/Pd doping, whereas a and c increase with an overall increase in the unit cell volume. Both systems, CeCu6-xAgx and CeCu6-xPdx, exhibit a magnetic quantum critical point (QCP), at x ≈ 0.2 and x ≈ 0.05, respectively. Near the QCP, long range antiferromagnetic ordering takes place at an incommensurate wave vector (δ1 0 δ2), where δ1 ~ 0.62, δ2 ~ 0.25, x = 0.125 for CeCu6-xPdx and δ1 ~ 0.64, δ2 ~ 0.3, x = 0.3 for CeCu6-xAgx. As amore » result, the magnetic structure consists of an amplitude modulation of the Ce moments which are aligned along the c axis of the orthorhombic unit cell.« less

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  1. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  3. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  4. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Pusan National Univ., Busan (Korea)
  5. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1236600
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1229786
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725; AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 92; Journal Issue: 21; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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Poudel, Lekhanath N., De la cruz, Clarina, Payzant, E. Andrew, Koehler, Michael R., May, Andrew F., Garlea, Vasile O., Taylor, Alice E., Parker, David S., Cao, Huibo B., McGuire, Michael A., Tian, Wei, Matsuda, Masaaki, Jeen, Hyoung Jeen, Lee, Ho Nyung, Hong, Tao, Calder, Stuart A., Lumsden, Mark D., Zhou, Haidong, Keppens, Veerle, Mandrus, D., and Christianson, Andrew D. Structural and magnetic phase transitions in CeCu6-xTx (T = Ag,Pd). United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.92.214421.
Poudel, Lekhanath N., De la cruz, Clarina, Payzant, E. Andrew, Koehler, Michael R., May, Andrew F., Garlea, Vasile O., Taylor, Alice E., Parker, David S., Cao, Huibo B., McGuire, Michael A., Tian, Wei, Matsuda, Masaaki, Jeen, Hyoung Jeen, Lee, Ho Nyung, Hong, Tao, Calder, Stuart A., Lumsden, Mark D., Zhou, Haidong, Keppens, Veerle, Mandrus, D., & Christianson, Andrew D. Structural and magnetic phase transitions in CeCu6-xTx (T = Ag,Pd). United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.214421
Poudel, Lekhanath N., De la cruz, Clarina, Payzant, E. Andrew, Koehler, Michael R., May, Andrew F., Garlea, Vasile O., Taylor, Alice E., Parker, David S., Cao, Huibo B., McGuire, Michael A., Tian, Wei, Matsuda, Masaaki, Jeen, Hyoung Jeen, Lee, Ho Nyung, Hong, Tao, Calder, Stuart A., Lumsden, Mark D., Zhou, Haidong, Keppens, Veerle, Mandrus, D., and Christianson, Andrew D. Tue . "Structural and magnetic phase transitions in CeCu6-xTx (T = Ag,Pd)". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.214421. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1236600.
@article{osti_1236600,
title = {Structural and magnetic phase transitions in CeCu6-xTx (T = Ag,Pd)},
author = {Poudel, Lekhanath N. and De la cruz, Clarina and Payzant, E. Andrew and Koehler, Michael R. and May, Andrew F. and Garlea, Vasile O. and Taylor, Alice E. and Parker, David S. and Cao, Huibo B. and McGuire, Michael A. and Tian, Wei and Matsuda, Masaaki and Jeen, Hyoung Jeen and Lee, Ho Nyung and Hong, Tao and Calder, Stuart A. and Lumsden, Mark D. and Zhou, Haidong and Keppens, Veerle and Mandrus, D. and Christianson, Andrew D.},
abstractNote = {The structural and the magnetic properties of CeCu6-xAgx (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.85) and CeCu6-xPdx (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) have been studied using neutron diffraction, resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS), x-ray diffraction measurements, and first principles calculations. The structural and magnetic phase diagrams of CeCu6-xAgx and CeCu6-xPdx as a function of Ag/Pd composition are reported. The end member, CeCu6, undergoes a structural phase transition from an orthorhombic (Pnma) to a monoclinic (P21/c) phase at 240 K. In CeCu6-xAgx, the structural phase transition temperature (Ts) decreases linearly with Ag concentration and extrapolates to zero at xS ≈ 0.1. The structural transition in CeCu6-xPdx remains unperturbed with Pd substitution within the range of our study. The lattice constant b slightly decreases with Ag/Pd doping, whereas a and c increase with an overall increase in the unit cell volume. Both systems, CeCu6-xAgx and CeCu6-xPdx, exhibit a magnetic quantum critical point (QCP), at x ≈ 0.2 and x ≈ 0.05, respectively. Near the QCP, long range antiferromagnetic ordering takes place at an incommensurate wave vector (δ1 0 δ2), where δ1 ~ 0.62, δ2 ~ 0.25, x = 0.125 for CeCu6-xPdx and δ1 ~ 0.64, δ2 ~ 0.3, x = 0.3 for CeCu6-xAgx. As a result, the magnetic structure consists of an amplitude modulation of the Ce moments which are aligned along the c axis of the orthorhombic unit cell.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.92.214421},
journal = {Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics},
number = 21,
volume = 92,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Tue Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}

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