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Quantum Griffiths phase in CePd(1-x)Rh(x) with x ~ 0.8

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2012-02-13 v1

Abstract

The magnetic field dependence of the magnetisation (MM) and the temperature dependence of the ac susceptibility (χ=dM/dH\chi' = dM/dH) of CePd(1-x)Rh(x) single crystals with 0.80x0.860.80 \leq x \leq 0.86 are analysed within the frame of the quantum Griffiths phase scenario, which predicts MHλM \propto H^{\lambda} and χTλ1\chi' \propto T^{\lambda-1} with 0λ10 \leq \lambda \leq 1. All MM vs HH and χ\chi' vs TT data follow the predicted power-law behaviour. The parameter λ\lambda, extracted from χ(T)\chi'(T), is very sensitive to the Rh content xx and varies systematically with xx from -0.1 to 0.4. The value of λ\lambda, derived from M(H)M(H) measurements on a \cpr single crystal, seems to be rather constant, λ0.2\lambda \approx 0.2, in a broad range of temperatures between 0.05 and 2 K and fields up to about 10 T. All observed signatures and the λ\lambda values are thus compatible with the quantum Griffiths scenario.

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@article{arxiv.0910.5840,
  title  = {Quantum Griffiths phase in CePd(1-x)Rh(x) with x ~ 0.8},
  author = {M. Brando and T. Westerkamp and M. Deppe and P. Gegenwart and C. Geibel and F. Steglich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.5840},
  year   = {2012}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures