| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1594451 | Solid State Communications | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The RPdIn compounds (R = rare earth) crystallise in the hexagonal ZrNiAl-type crystal structure. The compounds from this family exhibit a great variety of interesting magnetic properties including heavy fermion behaviour. In order to get a deeper insight into nature of magnetism of RPdIn with light rare earths elements (La–Nd) an inelastic neutron scattering experiment was performed. For compounds with Pr and Nd excitations due to crystal field were clearly distinguished. On the other hand, interesting behaviour for the CePdIn sample was observed. The sample exhibits no signs of crystal field excitations, likely due to highly delocalised Ce 4f states leading to its heavy fermion behaviour.
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Authors
Ł. Gondek, J. Czub, A. Szytuła, Z. Izaola, E. Kemner,