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Selected Works of Paul C. Canfield
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Magnetism and heavy fermion‐like behavior in the RBiPt series
Journal of Applied Physics (1991)
  • Paul C. Canfield, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • J. D. Thompson, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • W. P. Beyermann, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • A. Lacerda, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • M. F. Hundley, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • E. Peterson, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Z. Fisk, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • H. R. Ott
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Abstract

Members of the RBiPt (R=Ce–Lu with the exceptions of Pm and Eu) series have been grown as single crystals.Magnetic susceptibility and electrical resistance have been measured on all members of the series, and specific heatmeasurements have been performed on representatives. The high temperature resistance uniformly changes from that of a small‐gap semiconductor or semimetal seen in NdBiPt to that of a heavy‐fermion metal seen in YbBiPt, which shows a linear coefficient of specific heat at low temperatures of 8 J/K2 mole. Further, the lighter rare earth members show an unusually sharp increase in their resistance associated with antiferromagnetic ordering at low temperatures.

Keywords
  • Electrical resistivity,
  • Heat capacity,
  • Magnetic susceptibility measurements,
  • Antiferromagnetism,
  • Crystalline semiconductors
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Publication Date
1991
Publisher Statement
Copyright 1991 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Journal of Applied Physics and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.350141.
Citation Information
Paul C. Canfield, J. D. Thompson, W. P. Beyermann, A. Lacerda, et al.. "Magnetism and heavy fermion‐like behavior in the RBiPt series" Journal of Applied Physics Vol. 70 Iss. 10 (1991)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/paul_canfield/45/