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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Hauptverfasser: Cao, Chongde (VerfasserIn) , Klingeler, Rüdiger (VerfasserIn) , Leps, Norman (VerfasserIn) , Behr, Günter (VerfasserIn) , Löser, Wolfgang (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 18 February 2014
In: Journal of crystal growth
Year: 2014, Jahrgang: 401, Pages: 601-604
DOI:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2013.12.053
Online-Zugang: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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Verfasserangaben:Chongde Cao, Rüdiger Klingeler, Norman Leps, Günter Behr, Wolfgang Löser
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Zusammenfassung: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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DOI:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2013.12.053