Magnetic and electrical properties of UCr2Al20UCr2Al20 single crystals

Single crystals of UCr2Al20UCr2Al20 have been grown by flux method and characterized by means of X-ray diffraction, magnetic, heat capacity and electrical transport measurements. The compound exhibits weakly temperature-dependent, moderately exchange-enhanced Pauli paramagnetism and shows regular metallic conductivity.

Pauli-like temperature dependence of the molar magnetic susceptibility of single-crystalline UCr2Al20. Inset: field variation of the magnetization in UCr2Al20 taken at 1.8 K.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slideHighlights
► High quality single crystals of UCr2Al20 have been grown.
► Crystal structure of UCr2Al20 has been refined from the single crystal X-ray diffraction data.
► Magnetic, heat capacity and electrical transport data have been collected for single crystalline UCr2Al20.
► Previous literature report on UCr2Al20 has been corrected and supplemented with new data.