中国物理B ›› 2019, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (1): 17102-017102.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/28/1/017102

• CONDENSED MATTER: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

Tunable magnetic orders in UAu1-xSb2

Wen Zhang(张文), Qiu-Yun Chen(陈秋云), Dong-Hua Xie(谢东华), Yi Liu(刘毅), Shi-Yong Tan(谭世勇), Wei Feng(冯卫), Xie-Gang Zhu(朱燮刚), Qun-Qing Hao(郝群庆), Yun Zhang(张云), Li-Zhu Luo(罗丽珠), Xin-Chun Lai(赖新春)   

  1. Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
  • 收稿日期:2018-09-04 修回日期:2018-11-07 出版日期:2019-01-05 发布日期:2019-01-05
  • 通讯作者: Xin-Chun Lai E-mail:laixinchun@caep.cn
  • 基金资助:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11874330, 11504342, 11504341, and U1630248), the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFA0303104), and the Science Challenge Project, China (Grant No. TZ2016004).

Tunable magnetic orders in UAu1-xSb2

Wen Zhang(张文), Qiu-Yun Chen(陈秋云), Dong-Hua Xie(谢东华), Yi Liu(刘毅), Shi-Yong Tan(谭世勇), Wei Feng(冯卫), Xie-Gang Zhu(朱燮刚), Qun-Qing Hao(郝群庆), Yun Zhang(张云), Li-Zhu Luo(罗丽珠), Xin-Chun Lai(赖新春)   

  1. Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
  • Received:2018-09-04 Revised:2018-11-07 Online:2019-01-05 Published:2019-01-05
  • Contact: Xin-Chun Lai E-mail:laixinchun@caep.cn
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11874330, 11504342, 11504341, and U1630248), the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFA0303104), and the Science Challenge Project, China (Grant No. TZ2016004).

摘要:

Two nonstoichiometric UAu1-xSb2 (x=0.25, 0.1) single crystals are successfully synthesized using a flux method, and their physical properties are comprehensively studied by measuring the dc-magnetization and electrical resistivity. Evidence for at least three magnetic phases is found in these samples. In zero field, both samples undergo an antiferromagnetic transition at a relatively high temperature, and with further cooling they pass through another antiferromagnetic phase, before reaching a ferromagnetic ground state. Furthermore, the magnetic order can be tuned by varying the site occupation of Au. Such a tunable magnetic order may provide an opportunity for exploring the potential quantum critical behavior in this system.

关键词: tunable magnetic order, metamagenetic transitions, UAu1-xSb2

Abstract:

Two nonstoichiometric UAu1-xSb2 (x=0.25, 0.1) single crystals are successfully synthesized using a flux method, and their physical properties are comprehensively studied by measuring the dc-magnetization and electrical resistivity. Evidence for at least three magnetic phases is found in these samples. In zero field, both samples undergo an antiferromagnetic transition at a relatively high temperature, and with further cooling they pass through another antiferromagnetic phase, before reaching a ferromagnetic ground state. Furthermore, the magnetic order can be tuned by varying the site occupation of Au. Such a tunable magnetic order may provide an opportunity for exploring the potential quantum critical behavior in this system.

Key words: tunable magnetic order, metamagenetic transitions, UAu1-xSb2

中图分类号:  (Valence fluctuation, Kondo lattice, and heavy-fermion phenomena)

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75.20.Hr (Local moment in compounds and alloys; Kondo effect, valence fluctuations, heavy fermions) 71.27.+a (Strongly correlated electron systems; heavy fermions)