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First Order Magnetic Transition And Magnetoelastic Effects In Sm2 Irin8
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Physica B: Condensed Matter. , v. 403, n. 5-9, p. 1365 - 1367, 2008.
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10.1016/j.physb.2007.10.151
2-s2.0-39749183455
Autor
Lora-Serrano R.
Correa V.F.
Adriano C.
Giles C.
Duque J.G.S.
Granado E.
Pagliuso P.G.
Murphy T.P.
Palm E.C.
Tozer S.W.
Lacerda A.H.
Sarrao J.L.
Institución
Resumen
We report measurements of temperature dependent heat capacity, thermal expansion and high resolution X-ray diffraction (XRD) taken on single crystals of Sm2 IrIn8 intermetallic compound. This compound belongs to the Rm Mn In3 m + 2 n family (R = rare earth, m = 1, 2, n = 0, 1 and M = Rh, Ir and Co) which includes a number of heavy fermion superconductors for R = Ce. Particularly, Sm2 IrIn8 is the only member of this family to present a first order magnetic phase transition (FOMT). Both thermal expansion and heat capacity data show very pronounced sharps peaks at TN = 14.2 K consistent with an FOMT. The linear thermal-expansion coefficient is anisotropic and both c-axis and basal ab plane coefficients change discontinuously at 14.2 K. This change is negative for both direction in contrast to what was found for other members of family such as Ce2 RhIn8 and CeRhIn5. The zero-field high resolution XRD data at 14.2 K shows no evidence for a tetragonal-to-orthorhombic structural phase transition. We discuss our results considering tetragonal crystalline field effects (CEF), quadupolar interactions, antiferromagnetic domains and magnetoelastic effects. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 403 5-9 1365 1367 Pagliuso, P.G., (2001) Phys. Rev. B, 63, p. 054426 Fisk, Z., Remeika, J.P., (1989) Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths, 12, p. 53. , Gschneider Jr. K.A., and Eyring L. (Eds), North-Holland, Amsterdam Giles, C., (2003) J. Synchrotron Rad., 10, p. 430 Takeuchi, T., (2001) J. Phys. Soc. Japan, 70, p. 877 Malinowski, A., (2003) Phys. Rev. B, 68, p. 184419 Kasaya, M., (1985) J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 52, p. 289 Kletowski, Z., (1987) Solid State Commun., 62 (11), p. 745 C. Adriano et al. Phys. Rev. B 76 (2007) 104515Pagliuso, P.G., (2006) J. Appl. Phys., 99, pp. 08P703 Lora-Serrano, R., (2006) Phys. Rev. B, 74, p. 214404 Amara, M., (1994) J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 130, p. 127 Amara, M., (1994) J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 131, p. 402 Amara, M., (1994) J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 140, p. 1157 Czopnik, A., (1991) Phys. Status Solidi A, 127, p. 243 Bucher, E., (1972) Phys. Rev. Lett., 28, p. 746 Morin, P., Schmitt, D., (1990) Ferromagnetic Materials, 5. , Buschow K.H.J., and Wohlfarth E.P. (Eds), North-Holland, Amsterdam Detlefs, C., (1997) Phys. Rev. B, 56, p. 7843