MAGNETIC, THERMAL, AND TRANSPORT-PROPERTIES OF UIR2SI2

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作者
DIRKMAAT, AJ [1 ]
ENDSTRA, T [1 ]
KNETSCH, EA [1 ]
NIEUWENHUYS, GJ [1 ]
MYDOSH, JA [1 ]
MENOVSKY, AA [1 ]
DEBOER, FR [1 ]
TARNAWSKI, Z [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV AMSTERDAM,NATUURKUNDIG LAB,1000 HE AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1990年 / 41卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.41.2589
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摘要
Magnetization, resistivity, and specific-heat measurements have been performed on a high-quality single crystal of (tetragonal) UIr2Si2. In all physical quantities anomalies are found related to an antiferromagnetic transition at TN+4.9 K. No superconductivity was observed down to 40 mK. The magnetization and resistivity are strongly anisotropic. Below 4.9 K a metamagnetic transition occurs along the c axis at a field of 2.2 T. For T>TN the specific heat yields an electronic constant of 105 mJ/mol K2, whereas below TN a much higher value (290 mJ/mol K2) is found. The magnetic entropy related to the transition is too small to be explained by an ordering of localized moments. A crystal-electric-field level scheme involving three singlets and a doublet is used in an attempt to interpret the data, but clearly effects of the heavy electrons and their hybridization must be considered. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:2589 / 2592
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