Kokoro Higo

Systematic Evolution of Magnetic Anisotropy and Crystal-electric-field Ground States in Sm Tr 2 Ge 2

We investigated the crystal-electric-field (CEF) states in SmTr 2 Ge 2 (Tr = Co–Cu and Ag) with the ThCr 2 Si 2 -type structure by magnetization and specific heat measurements. The magnetic anisotropy evolves systematically with Tr, changing from an easy ab plane for Tr = Co and...