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Phase diagrams and the ground-state magnetic properties of PrOs4Sb12, PrRu4P12 and PrFe4P12 are studied by means of low-temperature magnetization and specific heat measurements. Field-induced ordering observed in PrOs4Sb12 for all directions above 4.5 T is well explained by a level crossing in the Γ1-Γ4(Th) pseudo-quartet states with inclusion of an antiferroquadrupolar (AFQ) interaction. In PrRu4P12, a Curie-like increase of the susceptibility observed down to below 300 mK indicates that a half of Pr3+ ions have the magnetic Γ4(Th) triplet ground state, in accordance with a dramatic change in the crystal field splitting below the metal-insulator transition at 63 K recently observed by an inelastic neutron scattering experiment. In PrFe4P12, a new ordered phase is observed for H(∥[111])>7.5 T above the AFQ phase below 0.6 K, which is probably responsible for unusual heavy electron behavior observed in this field direction.
本文言語 | 英語 |
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ページ(範囲) | 836-843 |
ページ数 | 8 |
ジャーナル | Physica B: Condensed Matter |
巻 | 359-361 |
号 | SPEC. ISS. |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | 出版済み - 2005/04/30 |
ASJC Scopus 主題領域
- 電子材料、光学材料、および磁性材料
- 凝縮系物理学
- 電子工学および電気工学