Magnetic phase diagrams of R2RhIn8 (R = Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Tm) compounds

J Phys Condens Matter. 2012 May 23;24(20):206005. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/24/20/206005. Epub 2012 Apr 24.

Abstract

We have grown and characterized single crystals of R(2)RhIn(8) (R=Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Tm) compounds crystallizing in the tetragonal Ho(2)CoGa(8)-type crystal structure. Their magnetic properties were studied by specific heat and magnetization measurements. All the investigated compounds order antiferromagnetically with Néel temperatures of 43.6, 25.1, 10.9, 3.8 and 4.1 K, respectively. Magnetic phase diagrams were constructed.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't