Crystal structure, magnetic properties, and tunable Kondo effect in a new compound Nd5ScSb12
Yi-Ran Li(李祎冉)1, Na Li(李娜)1,†, Ping Su(苏平)1, Hui Liang(梁慧)1, Kai-Yuan Hu(胡开源)1, Ying Zhou(周颖)1, Dan-Dan Wu(吴丹丹)1, Yan Sun(孙燕)1, Qiu-Ju Li(李秋菊)2, Xia Zhao(赵霞)3,‡, Xue-Feng Sun(孙学峰)1,§, and Yi-Yan Wang(王义炎)1,¶
1 Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetic Functional Materials and Devices, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China; 2 School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China; 3 School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Abstract The exploration and synthesis of new materials are important for materials science and condensed matter physics. Here, we report the crystal structure, magnetic properties, and electrical transport properties of the single crystals of NdScSb, which is a quasi-one-dimensional new compound. NdScSb exhibits antiferromagnetic transition in both directions perpendicular and parallel to the long axis. Moreover, the magnetic field-dependent magnetization reveals two metamagnetic transitions. The electrical transport properties have been measured on the same sample but with different measurement lengths between the electrodes of the voltage. The resistivity exhibits the metallic behavior. At low temperatures, the Kondo effect and negative transverse magnetoresistance (MR) () have been observed. Interestingly, the measurement length has a significant impact on the Kondo effect and negative MR, providing an intuitive new approach to regulate the Kondo effect. As the measurement length increases, the Kondo effect and negative MR become more pronounced. This not only indicates that the interaction between magnetic impurities and conduction electrons dominates the electrical transport of NdScSb at low temperatures, but also confirms that the negative MR originates from the suppression of the Kondo effect.
(Magnetic phase boundaries (including classical and quantum magnetic transitions, metamagnetism, etc.))
Fund: Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2023YFA1406500), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 12474098, 12274388, 12174361, 12404043, and 12204004), and the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province, China (Grant No. 2408085QA024).
Corresponding Authors:
Na Li, Xia Zhao, Xue-Feng Sun, Yi-Yan Wang
E-mail: nli@ahu.edu.cn;xiazhao@ustc.edu.cn;xfsun@ahu.edu.cn;wyy@ahu.edu.cn
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Yi-Ran Li(李祎冉), Na Li(李娜), Ping Su(苏平), Hui Liang(梁慧), Kai-Yuan Hu(胡开源), Ying Zhou(周颖), Dan-Dan Wu(吴丹丹), Yan Sun(孙燕), Qiu-Ju Li(李秋菊), Xia Zhao(赵霞), Xue-Feng Sun(孙学峰), and Yi-Yan Wang(王义炎) Crystal structure, magnetic properties, and tunable Kondo effect in a new compound Nd5ScSb12 2025 Chin. Phys. B 34 067502
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