Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1801620 | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
X-ray diffraction, susceptibility and specific heat studies on ternary Ce2Pd2Sn intermetallic compound and on its isostructural non-magnetic compound La2Pd2Sn are reported. On Ce2Pd2Sn in absence of magnetic field, we confirm the existence of two magnetic transitions at TN=4.8 K (antiferromagnetic transition) and TC=2.2 K (ferromagnetic transition) and the specific heat results, measured down to 0.5 K, allow to recognize the transition at 2.2 K as a first-order transition. A description based on molecular field calculations for the S=1/2 resonant level model leads to a characteristic Kondo TK of about 3 K.
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Authors
A. Braghta, G. Schmerber, A. Derory, J.G. Sereni, J.P. Kappler,