Crystal Growth, Structure, and Physical Properties of Ln(Cu,Ga)13−x (Ln = La−Nd, Eu; x ≈ 0.2)

Single crystals of Ln(Cu,Ga)13−x (Ln = La−Nd, Eu; x ≈ 0.2) were grown using Ga flux and their structures determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The Ln(Cu,Ga)13−x (Ln = La−Nd, Eu; x ≈ 0.2), adopting NaZn13 structure type, crystallizes in the cubic Fm3̅c (No. 226) space group, with Z = 8 and...

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Published in:Chemistry of materials 2009-07, Vol.21 (14), p.3072-3078
Main Authors: Cho, Jung Young, Thomas, Evan L, Nambu, Yusuke, Capan, Cigdem, Karki, Amar B, Young, David P, Kuga, Kentarou, Nakatsuji, Satoru, Chan, Julia Y
Format: Article
Language:English
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Crystal Growth
Intermetallic Compounds
Magnetic Materials
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Summary:Single crystals of Ln(Cu,Ga)13−x (Ln = La−Nd, Eu; x ≈ 0.2) were grown using Ga flux and their structures determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The Ln(Cu,Ga)13−x (Ln = La−Nd, Eu; x ≈ 0.2), adopting NaZn13 structure type, crystallizes in the cubic Fm3̅c (No. 226) space group, with Z = 8 and lattice parameters a ≈ 11.8 Å. Magnetic susceptibility and heat capacity measurements do not show any indication of long-range magnetic ordering down to 2 K for magnetic analogues. Metallic behavior is observed in the range of 2−300 K for each compound. A large positive magnetoresistance up to 154% at a field (μ0 H) of 9 T is also observed for Pr(Cu,Ga)12.85(1). Most interestingly, the Pr analogue shows T 2 temperature-dependent resistivity and satisfies Kadowaki-Woods relation, which is indicative of heavy-fermion behavior. Here, we present the crystal structures and physical properties of Ln(Cu,Ga)13−x (Ln = La−Nd, Eu; x ≈ 0.2).
ISSN:0897-4756
1520-5002
DOI:10.1021/cm803297q