Anisotropic and mutable magnetization in Kondo lattice CeSb<sub>2</sub>

Anisotropic and mutable magnetization in Kondo lattice CeSb₂

Zhang Yun^{1, 2}, Zhu Xiegang¹, Hu Bingfeng³, Tan Shiyong¹, Xie Donghua¹, Feng Wei¹, Qin Liu¹, Zhang Wen¹, Liu Yu^{5, 6}, Song Haifeng^{5, 6}, Luo Lizhu¹, Zhang Zhengjun⁴, Lai Xinchun^{1, †}

(color online) Magnetic susceptibility measurements of CeSb₂ with H || [100], [110], and [ ]. (a) and (b) ZFC magnetic susceptibility of CeSb₂ with different magnetic fields along [100] direction. (c) Magnetization isotherms for CeSb₂ at different temperatures with H || [100]. (d)–(e) ZFC magnetic susceptibility of CeSb₂ with different magnetic fields along [110] and [ ] directions. (f) Magnetization isotherms for CeSb₂ at different temperatures with H || [110] and [ ]. The curves in Fig. 3(c) and Fig. 3(f) are shifted for a better view.