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Electrical resistivity measurements between 4 and 300 K on a uranium mononitride single crystal are reported. A small peak is observed at 0.25 K below the antiferromagnetic transition temperatureT N (=52.95 K) and this is attributed to the introduction of new Brillouin zone boundaries upon antiferromagnetic ordering. Over most of the ordered region, however, the resistivity rather follows a (1−M 2 n ) dependence, whereM n is the reduced sublattice magnetization. A discussion of the electronic state of the uranium ion in UN is given.
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van Doorn, C.F., du Plessis, P.d.V. Electronic properties of single-crystal uranium mononitride. J Low Temp Phys 28, 401–411 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00668227
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