Published August 1, 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Low-temperature electrical resistivity of pseudobinary alloys based on UAl2

  • 1. Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mail Stop G730, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545

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UAl2 is thought to exhibit ferromagnetic spin fluctuations. We have studied the electrical resistivity of alloys of UAl2 with U replaced by Sc, Y, Zr, La, Ce, or Lu. We find that the spin-fluctuation T2 law at low temperatures changes to a T/sup 3/2/ law with substitution. We also find an unusually large (approx. 10 μΩ cm/at. %) rise in the residual resistivity in these alloys. Both of these effects are independent of substituent and thus must be due to the unusual properties of UAl2. We attribute these effects to f-bond breaking by these substitutions

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter
Journal Volume
32
Journal Issue
3
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
1687-1690
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRMBD