Abstract
We describe basic magnetic properties of uranium-based hydrides UTi2Hx, reported in literature as a cubic Laves phase, although the UTi2 binary phase does not exist. Using a high-temperature hydrogenation, we successfully synthesized two types of such hydrides, presumably with different H concentrations, one with a smaller lattice parameter a = 850.3 pm, which is a paramagnet close to the verge of magnetic ordering, the other with a = 858.8 pm, with a ferromagnetic ground state and ordering temperature TC = 54 K.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 539-542 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physica B: Condensed Matter |
Volume | 536 |
Early online date | May 1 2018 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ferromagnetism
- Hydride
- Intermetallic
- Uranium