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Measurements of low temperature transport and thermodynamic properties have been used to characterize the non-Fermi liquid state of the itinerant ferromagnet ZrZn$_2$. We observe a $T^{5/3}$ temperature dependence of the electrical…
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We report a study of the ferromagnetism of ZrZn$_{2}$, the most promising material to exhibit ferromagnetic quantum criticality, at low temperatures $T$ as function of pressure $p$. We find that the ordered ferromagnetic moment disappears…
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