Abstract
We report the specific heat, magnetic, magnetotransport, and galvanomagnetic properties of polycrystalline GdNiC2. In the intermediate temperature region above TN=20K, we observe large negative magnetoresistance due to Zeeman splitting of the electronic bands and partial destruction of a charge density wave ground state. Our magnetoresistance and Hall measurements show that at low temperatures a magnetic field-induced transformation from antiferromagnetic order to a metamagnetic phase results in the partial suppression of the CDW.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 195149 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue number | 19 |
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| State | Published - Nov 28 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
We would like to thank to Joe D. Thompson (LANL) for helpful discussions. Authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from National Science Centre (Poland), Grant No. UMO-2015/19/B/ST3/03127.