Published December 15, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Electronic structure of the pseudobinary U(Rh/sub 1-//sub y/Pd/sub y/)3 alloys

  • 1. Condensed Matter Theory Group, Department of Physics, University of Uppsala, Box 530, S-75121 Uppsala, Sweden

Description

Self-consistent energy band calculations have been made for URh3 and UPd3 and the fictitious compounds URh2Pd and URhPd2. The calculated electronic structures of these ordered compounds are used to estimate the critical concentration for the onset of ferromagnetism in the pseudobinary U(Rh/sub 1-//sub y/Pd/sub y/)3 alloys. Calculations based on the virtual crystal approximation give results very similar to those for the ordered compounds. An explanation of the anomalous volume dependence of the alloys upon y, involving a Mott transition of the 5f electrons, is presented

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
18
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
12858-12863
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMD