Physical properties of GdFe2(AlxZn1-x)(20)

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关键词: HEAVY-FERMION COMPOUNDS;    TEMPERATURE;    RT2ZN20;    RH;    RU;    CO;   

DOI  :  10.1103/PhysRevB.83.054416

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

The high ferromagnetic ordering temperature of the dilute, rare-earth-bearing, intermetallic compound GdFe2Zn20 has been understood as being the consequence of the Gd3+ moment being embedded in a nearly ferromagnetic Fermi liquid. To test this understanding in detail, single crystals of the pseudoternary series GdFe2(AlxZn1-x)(20) (x <= 0.122) and YFe2(AlxZn1-x)(20) (x <= 0.121) were grown out of Zn-rich solution. Magnetization, heat capacity, and resistivity measurements show that, with Al doping, the ferromagnetic phase transition temperatures of the GdFe2(AlxZn1-x)(20) compounds decrease from 86 K (x = 0) to 10 K (x = 0.122); for the nonmagnetic analog, the YFe2(AlxZn1-x)(20) series, the Stoner enhancement factor Z decreases from 0.88 (x = 0) to 0.35 (x = 0.121) in a similar manner. Tight-binding linear-muffin-tin orbital atomic-sphere approximation band structure calculations are used to rationalize this trend. These results, together with the earlier studies of the R(Fe1-xCox)(2)Zn-20 (R = Gd and Y) series, clearly highlight the importance of band filling and the applicability of even a simple, rigid-band model to these compounds.

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