Antiferromagnetic critical pressure in URu2 Si2 under hydrostatic conditions

Nicholas P. Butch, Jason R. Jeffries, Songxue Chi, Juscelino Batista Leão, Jeffrey W. Lynn, M. Brian Maple

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Abstract

The onset of antiferromagnetic order in URu2 Si2 has been studied via neutron diffraction in a helium pressure medium, which most closely approximates hydrostatic conditions. The antiferromagnetic critical pressure is 0.80 GPa, considerably higher than values previously reported. Complementary electrical resistivity measurements imply that the hidden-order-antiferromagnetic bicritical point falls between 1.3 and 1.5 GPa. Moreover, the redefined pressure-temperature phase diagram suggests that the superconducting and antiferromagnetic phase boundaries actually meet at a common critical pressure at zero temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Article number060408
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume82
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 26 2010
Externally publishedYes

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