Feb 1, 2019
Magnetic anisotropy of single-crystal ferromagnetic Ce3RuSn6
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
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- Volume
- 471
- Number
- First page
- 274-277
- Last page
- 277
- Language
- English
- Publishing type
- Research paper (scientific journal)
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jmmm.2018.09.018
- Publisher
- Elsevier
Using the Czochralski pulling method, we have grown a single-crystal of orthorhombic Ce3RuSn6 that exhibits a ferromagnetic transition. Here we present electrical resistivity, specific heat, and magnetization measurements of this sample in the temperature range from 2 to 300 K. The electrical resistivity rho displays a -InT temperature dependence from 20 K to above the Curie temperature T-C = 3 K. At T-C, rho decreases, and the specific heat C exhibits a sharp peak due to the magnetic transition. The magnetization measurements reveal that the magnetization M is highly anisotropic, and the magnetic structure below Tc is probably not a simple ferromagnetic structure. When the magnetic field B is applied along the b-axis or the c-axis, M shows a ferromagnetic-like rapid increase or an antiferromagnetic-like cusp anomaly, respectively, at T-C. Moreover, for Bllc, a metamagnetic-like anomaly appears in the magnetization curve at B = 2.5 T. However, for Blla, M does not exhibit a distinct anomaly at T-C. The results indicate that below Tc, Ce3RuSn6 has a non-collinear magnetic structure and that the magnetic moments are aligned in the bc-plane.
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- DOI : 10.1016/j.jmmm.2018.09.018
- ISSN : 0304-8853
- eISSN : 1873-4766
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000450089600038