Contributions to localized moments in transition and rare-earth alloys

This thesis presents a historical review of the resistance anomaly due to the formation of localized moments in transition and rare-earth alloys. New experimental data are reported on measurements of the electrical resistivity of Ni-rich Ni--Cr alloys, as well as the electrical resistivity and the magnetic susceptibility of Pd-rich Pd--Ce alloys. Some theoretical models (the dilutionization treatment model and the temperature-dependent localized moment model) and theories (such as the magnetic interaction theory for Ni--Cr alloys) are developed in order to obtain a better understanding of the localized moments in transition and rare-earth alloys. Utilizing these models and theories, experimental data can be explained quite well