Single crystal growth of the ErPd2Si2 intermetallic compound
Bulk single crystals of ErPd2Si2 with ThCr2Si2-type body-centered tetragonal structure have been successfully grown under a purified Ar atmosphere at a velocity of 10mm/h using a floating zone method with optical radiation heating. The preferred crystal growth direction is close to the [110] orienta...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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18 February 2014
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Journal of crystal growth
Year: 2014, Volume: 401, Pages: 601-604 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2013.12.053 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2013.12.053 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022024814000268 
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| Author Notes: | Chongde Cao, Rüdiger Klingeler, Norman Leps, Günter Behr, Wolfgang Löser |
| Summary: | Bulk single crystals of ErPd2Si2 with ThCr2Si2-type body-centered tetragonal structure have been successfully grown under a purified Ar atmosphere at a velocity of 10mm/h using a floating zone method with optical radiation heating. The preferred crystal growth direction is close to the [110] orientation with an inclination angle of 15° against the rod axis. The as-grown crystals are Pd-depleted with respect to their nominal stoichiometry ErPd2Si2. The crystals contain small Er-oxide particles. The single-crystalline specimen shows antiferromagnetic ordering indicated by a λ-type singularity of the specific heat capacity cp(T) at TN=3.4K. A broad anomaly around 15-20K in the magnetic contribution to cp(T) indicates two-level Schottky-type behavior similar to that of PrPd2Si2. |
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| Item Description: | Im Titel ist die Ziffer "2" tiefgestellt Gesehen am 27.07.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2013.12.053 |