Complex magnetic order from multiple Ce-sites in Ce₃Pd₄Sn₆

Polycrystalline $\text{C}{\text{e}}_3$ $\text{P}{\text{d}}_4$ $\text{S}{\text{n}}_6$ samples were synthesized by arc-melting and subsequent annealing at 970 K. Specific heat, electrical resistivity and magnetic susceptibility measurements are performed over a wide range in temperature and provide hints for the presence of a complex magnetic ordering below 3 K arising from three crystallographically independent Ce sites. This behaviour is driven by a complex interplay between ferro-, ferri-, and antiferromagnetic correlations among the Ce atoms. (paper)