Magnetic field effects in UNi 1/3Ru 2/3Al

A. M. Alsmadi; S. El-Khatib; P. F. De Châtel; H. Nakotte; A. H. Lacerda; M. H. Jung; A. V. Andreev; F. Honda; V. Sechovsky

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Magnetic field effects in UNi _1/3Ru _2/3Al

A. M. Alsmadi, S. El-Khatib, P. F. De Châtel, H. Nakotte, A. H. Lacerda, M. H. Jung, A. V. Andreev, F. Honda, V. Sechovsky

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We report on the electronic properties of a U Ni13 Ru23 Al single crystal as a function of temperature and magnetic field. Our specific-heat, magnetization, and resistivity data provide strong evidence that the uranium 5f moments order ferromagnetically below TC =74 K. Magnetic measurements reveal that the c axis is the easy magnetization direction with a saturation moment of about 0.78 μB U -atom. Our neutron diffraction studies on U Ni13 Ru23 Al provide strong evidence that Ni occupies the 1b (and Ru the 2c) positions of the ZrNiAl structure. We argue that such preferential occupation of Ni and Ru atoms is responsible for the observed ferromagnetic ground state.

Original language	English
Article number	10A919
Journal	Journal of Applied Physics
Volume	97
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1853875
Publication status	Published - May 15 2005
Externally published	Yes

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