Investigations of CePd_1-xRh_x single crystals located near a ferromagnetic quantum critical point

DEPPE, M.; PEDRAZZINI, P.; CAROCA-CANALES, N.; GEIBEL, C.; SERENI, J.G.

PHYSICA B - CONDENSED MATTER

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2006 vol. 378 p. 96 - 97

0921-4526

Investigations of CePd1−xRhx policrystals have revealed a continuous transition from a ferromagnetic state at x=0 to an intermediate valence state at x=1 and evidenced non-Fermi liquid behavior near the critical concentration xc>>0.85 where TC is continuously suppressed to T=0K. We present here first results of specific heat and magnetization measurements on CePd1−xRhx single crystals with composition close to the critical point. They confirm the results obtained on policrystals and reveal a rather low magnetic anisotropy, despite the orthorhombic structure.