Complex magnetic phase diagram of CePd_{2-x}Ni_xAl_3 around its critical concentration

dc.creatorSereni, J. G.
dc.creatorPedrazzini, P.
dc.creatorBauer, E.
dc.creatorGalatanu, A.
dc.creatorAoki, Y.
dc.creatorSato, H.
dc.date2004-03-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:56:47Z
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dc.descriptionThermal, magnetic and transport measurements are reported on CePd_{2-x}Ni_xAl_3 in the 0<= x <= 1 range, including the effect of pressure (p) and magnetic field on some selected samples. The low temperature results indicate that long range antiferromagnetic order is stable up to x=0.2, while between 0.25 and 0.5 magnetic disorder gives rise to non-Fermi-liquid (NFL) behavior. In this region, the low temperature specific heat can be described by the sum of two components, the major one showing a C_P/T=gamma_0 -gamma_1 T^(1/2) dependence, while the minor one includes a decreasing number of degrees of freedom related to a residue of short range order. The latter extrapolates to zero between 0.45<x_{cr}<0.5. Electrical resistivity (rho) studies performed under pressure for x=0.5 allow to investigate the evolution of the NFL state right above the critical point, where the exponent of rho ~ T^n is found to increase from n=1 (for p=0) up to n=2 (for p=12 kbar). The latter is observed for x=1.0 already at normal pressure, indicating the onset of the Fermi Liquid behavior. Doping and pressure effects are compared by fitting high temperature resistivity data employing a unique function which allows to describe the evolution of the characteristic energy of this series through a large range of concentration and pressure.
dc.description7 pages, 8 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. B
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0403154
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0403154
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/23463
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.titleComplex magnetic phase diagram of CePd_{2-x}Ni_xAl_3 around its critical concentration
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