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Feb 1, 2019

Magnetic anisotropy of single-crystal ferromagnetic Ce3RuSn6

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
  • Kazuhei Wakiya
  • ,
  • Takeru Tomaki
  • ,
  • Minami Kimura
  • ,
  • Masatomo Uehara
  • ,
  • JunGouchi
  • ,
  • Yoshiya Uwatoko
  • ,
  • IzuruUmehara

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
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2018.09.018
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000450089600038&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1016/j.jmmm.2018.09.018
  • ISSN : 0304-8853
  • eISSN : 1873-4766
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000450089600038

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