The compound GdAgAl which crystallizes in the orthorhombic CeCu2-type struc
ture was prepared. Spin glass behaviour was observed at low temperatures, A
t high temperatues, the magnetic susceptibility obeys the Curie-Weiss law.
Disorder of the nonmagnetic atoms sublattice leads to high electrical resis
tivity value what influences the magnetic ordering. (C) 2000 Elsevier Scien
ce S.A. Ail rights reserved.