Abstract
UNiAlD2.1 and UNiAlH2.3 were synthesized using a two-stage process. First, the parent intermetallic UNiAl was arc-melted from the constituent elements under Ar atmosphere, and the phase purity was verified by means of X ray diffraction. Secondly, the material was crushed and hydrogenated by means of activating the specimen in a vacuum of 10-6 Torr at 350 °C for 1 h, followed by exposure to D(H) at 55 atm pressure. The amount of absorbed D(H) was determined by monitoring the decrease of pressure in a calibrated volume. Results showed that due to lattice expansion and weakening of the 5f-ligand hybridization, UNiAlD2.1 orders magnetically at a much higher temperature than the isostructural UNiAl.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 706-707 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter |
Volume | 276-278 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2000 |
Event | 2nd European Conference on Neutron Scattering (ECNS '99) - Budapest, Hung Duration: Sep 1 1999 → Sep 4 1999 |
Funding
The authors thank M. Miller and S. Short for assistance in the neutron experiments. Work supported by DOE-BES (W-31-109-ENG-38), by Grant Agency of the Czech Republic, No. 106/98/0507 and Grant Agency of the Charles University, No. 61/1998.