LOW-TEMPERATURE LATTICE STRAIN IN PRNI2SI2

Authors
SAMPATHKUMARAN EV DAS I HAYASHI A UEDA Y
Citation
Ev. Sampathkumaran et al., LOW-TEMPERATURE LATTICE STRAIN IN PRNI2SI2, Solid state communications, 93(2), 1995, pp. 123-125
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Solid state communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00381098
Volume
93
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
123 - 125
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-1098(1995)93:2<123:LLSIP>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The lattice constants, a and c, are reported for the alloys, PrNi2Si2 and GdNi2Si2 in the temperature interval 12-300K. The c parameter for PrNi2Si2 exhibits a distinct drop at 60K indicating the existence of a lattice strain. There is no observable anomaly at 60K in the heat-cap acity and electrical resistivity. We attribute this lattice strain to 4f electric quadrupolar effects.