FINITE-TEMPERATURE STUDY OF THE ITINERANT METAMAGNETIC TRANSITION IN Y(CO1-XALX)(2)

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作者
MITAMURA, H
SAKAKIBARA, T
KIDO, G
GOTO, T
机构
[1] TOHOKU UNIV, MAT RES INST, SENDAI, MIYAGI 98077, JAPAN
[2] UNIV TOKYO, INST SOLID STATE PHYS, TOKYO 106, JAPAN
关键词
ITINERANT METAMAGNETIC TRANSITION; NEARLY FERROMAGNETIC METAL; EXCHANGE ENHANCED METAL; SPIN FLUCTUATION; HIGH FIELD MAGNETIZATION;
D O I
10.1143/JPSJ.64.3459
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Isothermal magnetizations of itinerant metamagnet Y(Co1-xAlx)(2), x=0.08 similar to 0.11, were measured in static fields up to 23 T at various temperatures 3.6 similar to 30 K. Temperature variation of the magnetization M is found to change dramatically around the metamagnetic field H-c, from partial derivative M/partial derivative T>0 (H<H-c) to partial derivative M/partial derivative T<0 (H greater than or equal to H-c). Using the thermodynamic relations, the field dependence of the electronic specific heat coefficient gamma is estimated. The gamma value is enhanced as H approaches H-c from lower field. However, the enhancement is weak and is not divergent, consistent with the first-order transition at H-c. There is a sudden decrease of gamma at around H-c, indicating a significant reduction of the density of state or a suppression of the spin fluctuations. For H>H-c, gradual decrease of gamma continues to higher fields. These results suggest that the spin fluctuation behavior of this system is strongly affected by the metamagnetic transition.
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页码:3459 / 3470
页数:12
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