Chapter 83 Magnetic properties of ternary intermetallic compounds of the RT2X2 type

Effects of substitution on low-temperature physical properties of LuFe2Ge2

“…ThCr 2 Si 2 -type compounds are some of the most common ternary intermetallic phases; for example, the RT 2 X 2 (R = Y, La−Lu; T = Mn−Cu, Ru, Rh, etc. and X = Si, Ge) series have been intensively studied for several decades due to the wide range of exciting physical properties displayed by their members [6]. Out of all of the transition metals, T, only Mn carries a local moment with the RMn 2 Ge 2 and RMn 2 Si 2 compounds ordering magnetically at greatly enhanced temperatures relative to the other RT 2 X 2 series.…”

Driving Magnetostructural Transitions in Layered Intermetallic Compounds

“…[11]], less insight has been gained on the relationship between magnetovolume effects and the magnetic entropy at magnetic transitions. Pr 0:5 Y 0:5 Mn 2 Ge 2 was selected for this study following our investigation of the Pr 1Àx Y x Mn 2 Ge 2 system [12] in which both the loss of moment in the Pr sublattice and the significant modifications of the magnetic states of the Mn lattice were investigated [13] because it exhibits reentrant ferromagnetism.…”

Magnetic Properties and Magnetocaloric Effect in Layered NdMn1.9V0.1Si2

“…The ternary intermetallic compounds of the RT 2 X 2 (R = rare earth, T = transition metal, X = Si or Ge) family have attracted considerable attention due to their rich variety of interesting phenomena, including superconductivity, magnetism, mixed valence, heavy fermions, and Kondo behavior [5]. The RT 2 X 2 compound form in the ThCr 2 Si 2 structure (space group I4/mmm), and the naturally layered nature of this crystal structure leads to an extreme sensitivity of the magnetic order to the interatomic distances.…”