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We report on the single crystal properties of the novel U$_{2}$RhIn$_{8}$ compound studied in the context of parent URhIn$_{5}$ and UIn$_{3}$ systems. The compounds were prepared by In self-flux method. U$_{2}$RhIn$_{8}$ adopts the…
We report on synthesis and anisotropic physical properties of URhIn$_{5}$. High quality single crystals were grown in In-flux. The compound undergoes a second order phase transition into an antiferromagnetic state at T$_{\textrm{N}}$ = 98…
We study the single crystal growth and the electronic properties of TbIrIn5. The single crystals of TbIrIn5 were grown using the flux method. The analysis of the x-ray diffraction pattern shows high-quality single crystals formed in a…
Electrical resistivity \rho(T) of the 5f ferromagnet UGa2 was investigated for single-crystal samples as a function of pressure and magnetic field. The Curie temperature monotonously increases from T$_{C}$ = 124 K under quasi-hydrostatic…
In this paper, we report the results of an ambient and high pressure study of a 5f-electron ferromagnet URhGa. The work is focused on measurements of magnetic and thermodynamic properties of a single crystal sample and on the construction…
Single crystals of monoclinic La$_{5}$Co$_{2}$Ge$_{3}$ were grown using a self-flux method and were characterized by room-temperature powder X-ray diffraction, anisotropic temperature and field dependent magnetization, temperature dependent…
We review our recent results on ferromagnetic superconductors, URhGe and UCoGe. High quality single crystals of both compounds were successfully grown. The specific heat shows a clear jump related to the superconducting transition in UCoGe.…
Structural, electrical and magnetic measurements of 115 single crystals of PrIn$_5$ are reported. It has a tetragonal structure and has slightly lower cell volume than its isomorphic counter part CeCoIn_5. The resistivity saturates for…
We report the single crystal growth and characterization of EuIn$_2$, a magnetic topological semimetal candidate according to our density functional theory (DFT) calculations. We present results from electrical resistance, magnetization,…
The evolution of magnetic properties of isostructural and isoelectronic solid solutions of the superconducting itinerant 5f-electron ferromagnet UCoGe with antiferromagnet UIrGe was studied by magnetization, AC susceptibility, specific…
We investigate the physical properties of a single crystal of uranium telluride U$_{7}$Te$_{12}$. We have confirmed that U$_{7}$Te$_{12}$ crystallizes in the hexagonal structure with three nonequivalent crystallographic uranium sites. The…
We have performed magnetization measurements at high magnetic fields of up to 53 T on single crystals of a uranium heavy-fermion compound U$_2$Zn$_{17}$ grown by the Bridgman method. In the antiferromagnetic state below the N\'{e}el…
Strong magnetocrystalline anisotropy is a well-known property of uranium compounds. The almost isotropic ferromagnetism in $\mathrm{U_{4}Ru_{7}Ge_{6}}$ reported in this paper represents a striking exception. We present results of…
Structural and thermodynamic properties of single-crystalline UNi$_{1-x}$Ge$_2$ with $x$\,=\,0.66 have been investigated by measuring magnetization, specific heat, and thermal expansion over a wide range of temperatures and magnetic fields.…
We present a unified theory of magnetism and superconductivity of $UGe_2$. To this end, we consider part of $5f$ uranium electrons as mostly itinerant and other ones as mostly localized. The main feature that distinguishes the localized…
We report on the new compound UCu${}_9$Sn${}_4$ which crystallizes in the tetragonal structure \emph{I}4/\emph{mcm} with lattice parameters $a = 8.600{\rm\AA}$ and $c = 12.359{\rm\AA}$. This compound is isotyp to the ferromagnetic systems…
In this study we examine the phase transitions in single crystals of [(CH3)2NH2]Co(HCOO)3], using magnetization and specific heat measurements as a function of temperature and magnetic field. Magnetisation measurements indicate a transition…
We report the variation of ferromagnetic order in the pseudo-ternary compounds URh_{1-x}Co_{x}Ge (0 \leq x \leq 1). Magnetization and transport data taken on polycrystalline samples show that the Curie temperature T_{C} gradually increases…
Single crystals of AlFe$_{2}$B$_{2}$ have been grown using the self flux growth method and then measured the structural properties, temperature and field dependent magnetization, and temperature dependent electrical resistivity at ambient…
We present the results of a thorough investigation of the physical properties of EuAg$_4$Sb$_2$ single crystals using magnetization, heat capacity, and electrical resistivity measurements. High-quality single crystals, which crystallize in…