Structural and Physical Properties of the Heavy Fermion Metal Ce$_2$NiAl$_6$Si$_5$
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| author | Zhang, Jiawen Wu, Jinyu Chen, Ye Li, Rui Smidman, Michael Liu, Yu Song, Yu Yuan, Huiqiu |
| author_facet | Zhang, Jiawen Wu, Jinyu Chen, Ye Li, Rui Smidman, Michael Liu, Yu Song, Yu Yuan, Huiqiu |
| contents | Strongly correlated electrons at the verge of quantum criticality give rise to unconventional phases of matter and behaviors, with the discovery of new quantum critical materials driving synergistic advances in both experiments and theory. In this work, we report the structural and physical properties of a new quaternary Ce-based heavy fermion compound, Ce$_2$NiAl$_6$Si$_5$, synthesized using the self-flux method. This compound forms a layered tetragonal structure (space group $P4/nmm$), with square nets of Ce atoms separated by Si-Al or Ni-Si-Ge layers. Specific heat measurements show a low temperature Sommerfeld coefficient of 1.4 J/mol-Ce K$^{2}$, with a reduced entropy indicative of significant Kondo interactions. Below 0.6 K, an upturn in resistivity and a deviation in magnetic susceptibility suggest the appearance of magnetic ordering or the development of dynamic magnetic correlations, which is further supported by a bulge in specific heat around 0.4 K. These results suggest that Ce$_2$NiAl$_6$Si$_5$ is a layered heavy fermion metal, naturally located in proximity to a spin-density-wave quantum critical point. |
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| spellingShingle | Structural and Physical Properties of the Heavy Fermion Metal Ce$_2$NiAl$_6$Si$_5$ Zhang, Jiawen Wu, Jinyu Chen, Ye Li, Rui Smidman, Michael Liu, Yu Song, Yu Yuan, Huiqiu Strongly Correlated Electrons Materials Science Strongly correlated electrons at the verge of quantum criticality give rise to unconventional phases of matter and behaviors, with the discovery of new quantum critical materials driving synergistic advances in both experiments and theory. In this work, we report the structural and physical properties of a new quaternary Ce-based heavy fermion compound, Ce$_2$NiAl$_6$Si$_5$, synthesized using the self-flux method. This compound forms a layered tetragonal structure (space group $P4/nmm$), with square nets of Ce atoms separated by Si-Al or Ni-Si-Ge layers. Specific heat measurements show a low temperature Sommerfeld coefficient of 1.4 J/mol-Ce K$^{2}$, with a reduced entropy indicative of significant Kondo interactions. Below 0.6 K, an upturn in resistivity and a deviation in magnetic susceptibility suggest the appearance of magnetic ordering or the development of dynamic magnetic correlations, which is further supported by a bulge in specific heat around 0.4 K. These results suggest that Ce$_2$NiAl$_6$Si$_5$ is a layered heavy fermion metal, naturally located in proximity to a spin-density-wave quantum critical point. |
| title | Structural and Physical Properties of the Heavy Fermion Metal Ce$_2$NiAl$_6$Si$_5$ |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.07889 |