Different cerium valence transitions observed by hydrogenation of the ternary germanides CeRhGe and CeIrGe - structure, physical properties and chemical bonding
WEILL, François
Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux [ICMCB]
Centre de Ressources en Microscopie Electronique et Microanalyse
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Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux [ICMCB]
Centre de Ressources en Microscopie Electronique et Microanalyse
Language
en
Article de revue
This item was published in
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung B. 2008, vol. 63, n° 6, p. 685-694
Verlag der Zeitschrift Fuer Naturforschung
English Abstract
The ternary germanides CeRhGe and CeIrGe which crystallize in the orthorhombic TiNiSi-type structure, absorb hydrogen at 523 K. X-Ray powder diffraction and transmission electron microscopy indicate that the hydrides ...Read more >
The ternary germanides CeRhGe and CeIrGe which crystallize in the orthorhombic TiNiSi-type structure, absorb hydrogen at 523 K. X-Ray powder diffraction and transmission electron microscopy indicate that the hydrides CeRhGeH1.8 and CeIrGeH1.8 adopt the hexagonal ZrBeSi-type structure. Magnetization, electrical resistivity and thermoelectric power measurements reveal that these hydrides are intermediate-valence compounds. An unusual transition from antiferromagnetic to spin fluctuation behavior occurs upon hydrogenation of CeRhGe, while on the contrary, CeIrGeH1.8 presents a Kondo temperature of 285 K smaller than that observed for CeIrGe (610 K). In order to explain these opposite valence transitions, the electronic structures of the hydrides have been selfconsistently calculated within the local spin density functional theory (LSDF). The structures are compared to those reported previously by us for CeRhGe and CeIrGe.Read less <
English Keywords
Hydrogenation
Structural transition
Intermediate-valence compounds
Electronic structure calculation
Origin
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