Physical properties of the heavy-fermion compounds
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Center for Artificial Low Dimensional Electronic Systems, Pohang (Korea). Inst. for Basic Science
- Center for Neutron Research, Gaithersburg, MD (United States). National Inst. of Standards and Technology
Here, we report the synthesis, crystal structure, and characterization by means of single-crystal x-ray diffraction, neutron powder diffraction, and magnetic, thermal, and transport measurements of the new heavy-fermion compounds Ce2MAl7Ge4 (M=Co,Ir,Ni,Pd). These compounds crystallize in a noncentrosymmetric tetragonal space group P$$\bar{4}$$21m, consisting of layers of square nets of Ce atoms separated by Ge-Al and M-Al-Ge blocks. Ce2CoAl7Ge4,Ce2IrAl7Ge4, and Ce2NiAl7Ge4 order magnetically below TM=1.8, 1.6, and 0.8 K, respectively. There is no evidence of magnetic ordering in Ce2PdAl7Ge4 down to 0.4 K. Furthermore, the small amount of entropy released in the magnetic state of Ce2MAl7Ge4 (M = Co, Ir, Ni) and the reduced specific heat jump at TM suggest a strong Kondo interaction in these materials. Ce2PdAl7Ge4 shows non-Fermi liquid behavior, possibly due to the presence of a nearby quantum critical point.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396; FG02-13ER16414
- OSTI ID:
- 1334137
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1254216
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-15-27485; PRBMDO
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review B, Vol. 93, Issue 20; ISSN 2469-9950
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Web of Science
Extending the knowledge on the quaternary rare earth nickel aluminum germanides of the RENiAl4Ge2 series (RE=Y, Sm, Gd–Tm, Lu) – structural, magnetic and NMR-spectroscopic investigations
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