Magnetic phase diagram of UNi2Si2 under pressure

O. Syshchenko, S. Khmelevski, M. Diviš, V. Sechovský, F. Honda, G. Oomi, A. V. Andreev, J. Kamarád, J. Šebek, A. A. Menovsky

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Abstract

The influence of combined application of external hydrostatic pressure and a magnetic field parallel to the c-axis on the magnetic phases in UNi2Si2 was studied by measuring electrical-resistivity anomalies related to magnetic phase transitions. As a result, the pressure evolution of the B-T magnetic phase diagram is presented. Both the magnetic field and the pressure promote the ground-state uncompensated antiferromagnetic phase at the expense of the AF-I phase, which exists at higher temperatures. The value of the critical field for suppression of the AF-I phase becomes considerably reduced with increasing pressure. The applicability of the mean-field approach within the axial Ising model for explaining pressure effects on magnetic phase transitions is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)477-482
Number of pages6
JournalPhysica B: Condensed Matter
Volume304
Issue number1-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2001

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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