A new family of rare earth-rhodium-tin intermetallic compounds, with the representative formula (RE)Rh~Sn~, has been synthesized in single crystal form. The compounds containing the heavier rare earths are superconducting and those with the lighter rare earths are generally magnetic. The compound ErRh Sn 36 exhibits reentrant superconductivity with T~= 0.97 K and Tm = 0.57 K as determined from ac magnetic susceptibility measurements. The synthesis and X-ray characterization of the series are described and the results of electrical resistivity, upper critical magnetic field, magnetic susceptibility, specific heat and neutron scattering measurements on the Er compound are given.

We report the temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility of single crystals of PrB 4, GdB 4, TbB 4, HoB 4 and TmB 4, both parallel and perpendicular to the tetragonal c-axis. We also present low temperature resistance measurements on crystals of GdB 4 through TmB 4. Two magnetic phase transitions are found for TbB 4, DyB 4, HoB 4 and TmB 4. For the latter two compounds, the lower transitions appear to be first order. For HoB 4, we have measured the low temperature specific heat. The lower transition in TbB 4 and HoB 4 is rapidly depressed upon dilution with YB 4 .

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