Phase diagram of UGe2.: Whether there are quantum phase transitions ?
Description
The phase diagram of several itinerant ferromagnets reveals the common feature. The phase transition temperature decreases with pressure increase and reaches zero value at some critical pressure Pc such that at low enough temperatures one can expect critical behavior specific for quantum phase transition. It is not the case, however. Being the second order at ambient pressure the transition from paramagnetic to ferromagnetic state at high pressures -low temperatures is transformed to the discontinuous jump. We discuss the magneto-elastic mechanism of development of the first order type instability at the phase transition to the ferromagnet state in strongly anisotropic ferromagnet UGe2. Using the parameters characterizing the properties of UGe2 we argue the effectiveness of this mechanism transforming the very weak first order type transition to the really observable one.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/400/3/032053Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 400
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- [6 p.]
- ISSN
- 1742-6596
Conference
- Title
- 26. international conference on low temperature physics
- Acronym
- LT26
- Dates
- 10-17 Aug 2011
- Place
- Beijing (China)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 44040137
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ANISOTROPY; CRITICAL PRESSURE; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; GERMANIDES; INSTABILITY; PARAMAGNETISM; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; URANIUM COMPOUNDS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; DIAGRAMS; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; MATERIALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES