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Magnetism in hydrogenated UTGe compounds

Publication at Faculty of Mathematics and Physics |
2010

Abstract

UTGe compounds form α-hydrides with a small H concentration and β-hydrides accommodating up to 2 H atoms/f.u.. Hydrogen absorption has a significant impact on the 5f magnetism.

The Curie temperature-TC of suspected ferromagnetic superconductor UCoGe increases to 50 K. Magnetic susceptibility of spin fluctuator UFeGe increases, but long-range magnetic order is not achieved.

For ferromagnetic URhGe only α-hydride could be obtained, which moderate increase of TC and spontaneous moment. The α-hydride of UCoGe is surprisingly paramagnetic and non-superconducting despite of a small volume expansion (0.25 %).