Crystal field analysis of anisotropic magnetic susceptibility and magnetic specific heat of Yb2Pt2Pb

A comprehensive explanation of the observed thermal variation of the magnetic susceptibility and the magnetic heat capacity data has been carried out in the framework of one electron crystal field theory. The peaks at the Neel temperature TN=2.07 K is due to magnetic order and cannot be explained by the crystal field theory. A check of the Stark energies reported for the system from the analysis of the data from inelastic neutron scattering experiment is looked forward to.