Abstract
Intermetallic compound SinCu2 crystalizes in the orthorhombic structure and orders antiferromagnetically (AF) and exhibits at least three different AF phases below T N =23 K. To determine the magnetic phase transitions, a sinnle crystal of SmCu2 was grown. The details of crystallographic data and bulk thermodynamic properties properties in the ordered state are presented here. The high-field measurement revealed a metamagnetic transition to field-induced ferromagnetic phase at 28 T along the b-axis. Contrary to analogous RCu2 compounds, the propagation vector of magnetic structure q=(2/3 1 0) was observed.
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Vejpravová, J., Svoboda, P., Rafaja, D. et al. Crystal growth and magnetic properties of SmCu2 . Czech J Phys 52 (Suppl 1), A233–A236 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10582-002-0056-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10582-002-0056-6