| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1605716 | Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2016 | 5 Pages |
•A single crystal of the tetragonal compound NdPd5Al2 was prepared.•Magnetic phase diagram based on heat capacity and magnetization measurements was constructed.•Phase diagram is characterized by two low-temperature magnetic phases.•The transition in zero field is the first-order phase transition.
We have investigated a single crystal of the tetragonal intermetallic compound NdPd5Al2 by means of magnetization, specific heat and magnetoresistivity measurements. NdPd5Al2 orders antiferromagnetically below 1.3 K and exhibits a distinct magnetocrystalline anisotropy with the c-axis as the easy axis of magnetization. Magnetic phase diagram constructed on the basis of heat capacity and magnetization measurements is characterized by two different low-temperature phases and first-order phase transition in the zero field.
