2011年7月
Evidence of a Field-Induced Ordering in YbCo2Zn20 in a [111] Magnetic Field
JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
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- 巻
- 80
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- 7
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1143/JPSJ.80.073707
- 出版者・発行元
- PHYSICAL SOC JAPAN
DC magnetization (M) measurements were done on a single crystal of YbCo2Zn20 at very low temperatures (T) down to 0.07 K in magnetic fields H parallel to [111]. In addition to the metamagnetic behavior at mu H-0(m) = 0.6 T already known, we found a new metamagnetic transition at mu H-0'(m) = 6 T whose critical field moves to higher fields with increasing T. Moreover, in fields above 6 T, temperature dependence of the magnetization M(T) shows a kink below 0.6 K. These anomalies indicate the presence of a new field-induced ordered phase. In addition, a broad peak is observed in M(T) in fields above 3 T outside the ordered phase. These results are best explained by a level crossing of the low-lying crystalline-electric-field state with the ground state, possibly assisted by a valence change in magnetic fields.
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- DOI : 10.1143/JPSJ.80.073707
- ISSN : 0031-9015
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000292590100011