Physical properties of the uranium ternary compounds U3 Bi4 M3 (M=Ni,Rh)

T. Klimczuk, Han Oh Lee, F. Ronning, T. Durakiewicz, N. Kurita, H. Volz, E. D. Bauer, T. McQueen, R. Movshovich, R. J. Cava, J. D. Thompson

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Abstract

We report the properties of two new isostructural compounds, U3 Bi4 Ni3 and U3 Bi4 Rh3. The first of these compounds is nonmetallic, and the second is a nearly ferromagnetic metal, both as anticipated from their electron count relative to other U-based members of the larger 3-4-3 family. For U3 Bi4 Rh3, a logarithmic increase in C/T below 3 K, a resistivity proportional to T4/3, and the recovery of Fermi-liquid behavior in both properties with applied fields greater than 3 T, suggest that U3 Bi4 Rh3 may be a new example of a material displaying ferromagnetic quantum criticality.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number245111
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume77
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 10 2008

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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