Magnetic and transport behaviors of non-centrosymmetric Nd7Ni2Pd

Crystallographic, magnetic, electrical transport and thermodynamic properties of pseudo-binary Nd7Ni2Pd compound have been studied using temperature-dependent x-ray powder diffraction and physical property measurements. Compared to the ferromagnetic parent Nd7Pd3, the ground state of Nd7Ni2Pd is ant...

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Published in:AIP advances 2020-01, Vol.10 (1), p.015103-015103-5
Main Authors: Pathak, Arjun K., Mudryk, Y., Provino, A., Manfrinetti, P., Pecharsky, V. K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiferromagnetism
Basal plane
Crystallography
Ferromagnetism
Lattice parameters
Magnetic properties
Temperature
Temperature dependence
Thermodynamic properties
Transport
X ray powder diffraction
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Summary:Crystallographic, magnetic, electrical transport and thermodynamic properties of pseudo-binary Nd7Ni2Pd compound have been studied using temperature-dependent x-ray powder diffraction and physical property measurements. Compared to the ferromagnetic parent Nd7Pd3, the ground state of Nd7Ni2Pd is antiferromagnetic, and it exhibits strong metamagnetism. The measurements indicate two antiferromagnetic transitions in fields less than 8 kOe: a second-order paramagnetic to antiferromagnetic at TN2 = 29 K and a weak first-order antiferromagnetic to antiferromagnetic transition at TN1 = 24.5 K. The compound becomes ferromagnetic in fields of 8 kOe and higher with TC = 30 K. Temperature dependence of lattice parameters is anomalous, most prominently in the basal plane at ∼30 K; however, there is no detectable structural distortion or clear volume discontinuity around 25 K, suggesting a significant weakening of the first-order transition when compared to the binary Nd7Pd3.
ISSN:2158-3226
2158-3226
DOI:10.1063/1.5129907