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Ferromagnetic order in Yb(Rh$_{0.73}$Co$_{0.27}$)$_{2}$Si$_{2}$

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2013-06-11 v2

Abstract

We present the discovery of ferromagnetism in single crystalline Yb(Rh0.73_{0.73}Co0.27_{0.27})2_{2}Si2_{2} below TC=1.30T_{C} = 1.30\,K with a spontaneous magnetic moment of 0.1μB0.1\,\mu_{B}/Yb along the crystallographic c-axis. This is shown by the huge c-susceptibility peak, the hysteresis in magnetization as well as by the field-dependent susceptibility and specific heat data. This discovery motivates the reinvestigation of the magnetic order in Yb(Rh1x_{1-x}Cox_{x})2_{2}Si2_{2} with x<0.27x < 0.27 and in pure YbRh2_{2}Si2_{2} under small pressures with field along the cc-direction to look for low-lying ferromagnetic order.

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@article{arxiv.1210.1345,
  title  = {Ferromagnetic order in Yb(Rh$_{0.73}$Co$_{0.27}$)$_{2}$Si$_{2}$},
  author = {S. Lausberg and A. Hannaske and A. Steppke and L. Steinke and T. Gruner and C. Krellner and C. Klingner and M. Brando and C. Geibel and F. Steglich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.1345},
  year   = {2013}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures