Single crystal growth and physical characterization to fine tune YbIn1-xTxCu4 (T = Au, Ag) towards the critical endpoint of the valence transition
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| author | Ocker, Michelle Ghebretinsae, Bereket Zimmermann, Jan-Niklas Würtele, Sophie Wolf, Bernd Virovets, Alexandr Lang, Michael Kliemt, Kristin Krellner, Cornelius |
| author_facet | Ocker, Michelle Ghebretinsae, Bereket Zimmermann, Jan-Niklas Würtele, Sophie Wolf, Bernd Virovets, Alexandr Lang, Michael Kliemt, Kristin Krellner, Cornelius |
| contents | Pure as well as Ag- and Au-substituted YbInCu$_4$ single crystals were structurally and chemically characterized and investigated by means of heat capacity, magnetization, resistivity and ultrasonic measurements. We studied the influence of different compositions of the initial melt as well as of Au and Ag substitutions on the valence change and investigated whether this change occurs via a first-order phase transition or via crossover. We constructed a phase diagram of YbInCu$_4$ as a function of various substitutions and show that the position of the critical endpoint of the valence transition depends on the substituent and on the conditions under which the samples were grown. Multiple thermal cycles through the first-order transition lead to a significant modification of the physical properties which clearly demonstrated the influence of defects in substituted YbInCu$_4$. |
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| spellingShingle | Single crystal growth and physical characterization to fine tune YbIn1-xTxCu4 (T = Au, Ag) towards the critical endpoint of the valence transition Ocker, Michelle Ghebretinsae, Bereket Zimmermann, Jan-Niklas Würtele, Sophie Wolf, Bernd Virovets, Alexandr Lang, Michael Kliemt, Kristin Krellner, Cornelius Strongly Correlated Electrons Pure as well as Ag- and Au-substituted YbInCu$_4$ single crystals were structurally and chemically characterized and investigated by means of heat capacity, magnetization, resistivity and ultrasonic measurements. We studied the influence of different compositions of the initial melt as well as of Au and Ag substitutions on the valence change and investigated whether this change occurs via a first-order phase transition or via crossover. We constructed a phase diagram of YbInCu$_4$ as a function of various substitutions and show that the position of the critical endpoint of the valence transition depends on the substituent and on the conditions under which the samples were grown. Multiple thermal cycles through the first-order transition lead to a significant modification of the physical properties which clearly demonstrated the influence of defects in substituted YbInCu$_4$. |
| title | Single crystal growth and physical characterization to fine tune YbIn1-xTxCu4 (T = Au, Ag) towards the critical endpoint of the valence transition |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.17714 |