Magnetic behavior of a new compound, Gd2PdGe3

Authors
Majumdar, S Kumar, MM Sampathkumaran, EV
Citation
S. Majumdar et al., Magnetic behavior of a new compound, Gd2PdGe3, J ALLOY COM, 288(1-2), 1999, pp. 61-64
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
ISSN journal
09258388 → ACNP
Volume
288
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
61 - 64
Database
ISI
SICI code
0925-8388(19990629)288:1-2<61:MBOANC>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We report here the synthesis of a new compound, Gd2PdGe3, crystallizing in a AlB2-derived hexagonal crystal structure and the results of electrical re sistivity, magnetoresistance, heat-capacity and magnetic susceptibility mea surements down to 2 K. The results suggest that this alloy orders antiferro magnetically below 10 K, exhibiting significant negative magnetoresistance over a wide temperature range above 10 K. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. Al l rights reserved.