Published March 15, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Crystal structure and physical properties of PuPd5Al2

  • 1. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements, Postfach 2340, 76125 Karlsruhe (Germany)

Description

We report on the crystallographic aspects and the basic properties of the plutonium based compound PuPd5Al2. This material is antiferromagnetic at TN = 5.6 K and does not present any hint of superconductivity down to 2 K. This material crystallizes in the ZrNi2Al5-type of structure with lattice parameters: a = 4.1302 A and c = 14.8428 A. The magnetization, heat capacity and electrical resistivity measurements indicate clearly antiferromagnetic order at TN = 5.6 K. This material is compared to the structurally related cerium based material CePd5Al2 presenting superconductivity induced by pressure

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2008.10.034

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jnucmat.2008.10.034;
PII
S0022-3115(08)00599-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Nuclear Materials
Journal Volume
385
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 11-14
ISSN
0022-3115
CODEN
JNUMAM

Conference

Title
Plutonium futures - The science 2008
Acronym
Topical conference on plutonium and actinides
Dates
7-11 Jul 2008
Place
Dijon (France)

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