Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2010-05-14
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
6 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B
Scientific paper
A caged compound CeOs2Al10, crystallizing in the orthorhombic YbFe2Al10-type structure, undergoes a mysterious phase transition at T_0=29 K. We report the results of electron diffraction, magnetization, and magnetoresistance for single crystals. Superlattice reflections characterized by a wave vector q = (0, -2/3, 2/3) observed at 15 K indicate a structural modification in the ordered state. Activation-type behavior of the electrical resistivity along the three principal axes below 50 K suggests gap opening in the conduction band. The magnetic susceptibility \chi = M/B is highly anisotropic, \chi_a>\chi_c>\chi_b, all of which sharply decrease on cooling below T_0. Furthermore, a metamagnetic anomaly in the magnetization and a step in the magnetoresistance occur at B=6-8 T only when the magnetic field is applied parallel to the orthorhombic c axis. However, T_0 hardly changes under magnetic fields up to 14 T, irrespective of the field direction. By using these data, we present a B-T phase diagram and discuss several scenarios for the mysterious transition.
Kajino Junpei
Muro Yuji
Nishimoto Kenta
Takabatake Toshiro
Tamura Ryo
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