From magnetic order to valence-change crossover in EuPd$_2$(Si$_{1-x}$Ge$_x$)$_2$ using He-gas pressure
Bernd Wolf, Felix Spathelf, Jan Zimmermann, Theresa Lundbeck, Marius Peters, Kristin Kliemt, Cornelius Krellner, Michael Lang
SciPost Phys. Proc. 11, 022 (2023) · published 19 June 2023
- doi: 10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.11.022
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International Conference on Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
Abstract
We present results of magnetic susceptibility and thermal expansion measurements performed on high-quality single crystals of EuPd$_2$(Si$_{1-x}$Ge$_x$)$_2$ for 0 $\leq x \leq$ 0.2 and temperatures 2 K $\leq T \leq$ 300 K. Data were taken at ambient pressure and finite He-gas pressure $p$ $\leq$ 0.5 GPa. For $x = 0$ and ambient pressure we observe a pronounced valence-change crossover centred around $T'_V$ $\approx$ 160 K with a non-magnetic ground state. This valence-change crossover is characterized by an extraordinarily strong pressure dependence of d$T'_V$ /d$p$ = (80 $\pm 10)$ K/GPa. We observe a shift of $T'_V$ to lower temperatures with increasing Ge-concentration, reaching $T'_V$ $\approx$ 90 K for $x = 0.1$, while still showing a non-magnetic ground state. Remarkably, on further increasing $x$ to 0.2 we find a stable Eu$^{(2+\delta)+}$ valence with long-range antiferromagnetic order below $T_N$ = (47.5 $\pm$ 0.1) K, reflecting a close competition between two energy scales in this system. In fact, by the application of hydrostatic pressure as small as 0.1 GPa, the ground state of this system can be changed from long-range antiferromagnetic order for $p$ $<$ 0.1 GPa to an intermediate-valence state for $p$ $\geq$ 0.1 GPa.
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See all Organizations.- 1 Bernd Wolf,
- 1 Felix Spathelf,
- 1 Jan Zimmermann,
- 1 Theresa Lundbeck,
- 1 Marius Peters,
- 1 Kristin Kliemt,
- 1 Cornelius Krellner,
- 1 Michael Lang