Magnetic properties in RRhIn5 (R = rare earth)

• Published in: Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials Vol. 310; no. 2; pp. 1721 - 1723
• Main Authors: HIEU, N. V, SHISHIDO, H, ONUKI, Y, NAKASHIMA, H, SUGIYAMA, K, SETTAI, R, TAKEUCHI, T, MATSUDA, T. D, HAGA, Y, HAGIWARA, M, KINDO, K
• Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Science 01.03.2007
• Subjects: Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties; Exact sciences and technology; Magnetic phase boundaries (including magnetic transitions, metamagnetism, etc.); Magnetic properties and materials; Magnetically ordered materials: other intrinsic properties; Physics; Antiferromagnetism; Magnetization; Tetragonal lattices; Magnetic field effects; 75.50.E; Lattice parameters; Neutron diffusion; Magnetic susceptibility; Metamagnetism; Monocrystals; 75.30.K;NdRhIn5; Metamagnetic transition; 71.20.E; Magnetic properties
• ISSN: 0304-8853
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.10.546

We succeeded in growing single crystals of RRhIn5 (R: rare earth) and measured the magnetic susceptibility and magnetization. The lattice constants of RRhIn5 with the tetragonal structure are well understood from a viewpoint of the lanthanide contraction, except YbRhIn5 with the divalent Yb ion. Most of RRhIn5 compounds order antiferromagnetically. NdRhIn5 indicates two metamagnetic transitions at Hm1=7.2 and below TN for the magnetic field along the [001] direction. The saturation moment of is in good agreement with a staggered Nd moment determined by the neutron scattering experiment. The similar metamagnetic transitions were observed in TbRhIn5, DyRhIn5 and HoRhIn5.