Thursday, March 14, 2013

1303.3228 (K. Huang et al.)

Ferromagnetic quantum critical point in UCo1-xFexGe    [PDF]

K. Huang, J. J. Hamlin, R. E. Baumbach, M. Janoschek, N. Kanchanavatee, D. A. Zocco, F. Ronning, M. B. Maple
We have carried out a comprehensive study of the UCo1-xFexGe series across the entire range of compositions 0 <= x <= 1, and report the results of x-ray diffraction, magnetization, specific heat, and electrical resistivity to uncover the T-x phase diagram. Substitution of Fe into UCoGe initially results in an increase in the Curie temperature and a rapid destruction of the superconductivity. Near x = 0.22, the ferromagnetic transition is suppressed to zero temperature at an apparent ferromagnetic itinerant electron quantum critical point, where the temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity and specific heat in this region reveal non-Fermi liquid behavior.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1303.3228

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