Published April 30, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Quantum phase transitions in the itinerant ferromagnet ZrZn2

  • 1. Physikalisches Institut, Universitaet Karlsruhe (Thailand), Kaiserstrasse 12, Wolfgang Gaede Str. 1, Karlsruhe D-76128 (Germany)
  • 2. Physikalisches Institut, Universitaet Karlsruhe (Thailand), Kaiserstrasse 12, Wolfgang Gaede Str. 1, Karlsruhe D-76128 (Germany) and Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut fuer Festkoerperphysik, D-76021 Karlsruhe (Germany)
  • 3. H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL (United Kingdom)

Description

We report a study of the pressure p, temperature T and magnetic field B phase diagram of ZrZn2, the most promising material to exhibit ferromagnetic quantum criticality. We find that the ordered ferromagnetic moment disappears discontinuously at pc=16.5kbar. Thus, a tricritical point separates a line of first-order ferromagnetic transitions from second-order (continuous) transitions at higher temperature. We also identify two lines of transitions of the magnetization isotherms up to 12T in the p-T plane where the derivative of the magnetization changes rapidly

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physb.2005.01.324;
PII
S0921-4526(05)00360-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
359-361
Journal Page Range
p. 1174-1176
ISSN
0921-4526
CODEN
PHYBE3

Conference

Title
International conference on strongly correlated electron systems
Acronym
SCES '04
Dates
26-30 Jul 2004
Place
Karlsruhe (Germany)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37068010
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
FERROMAGNETISM; INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; ISOTHERMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; ZINC; ZIRCONIUM
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; DIAGRAMS; ELEMENTS; INFORMATION; MAGNETISM; METALS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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