Journal article
Quantum Critical Point in the Itinerant Ferromagnet Ni1-xRhx
Abstract
We report a chemical substitution-induced ferromagnetic quantum critical point in polycrystalline Ni_{1-x}Rh_{x} alloys. Through magnetization and muon spin relaxation measurements, we show that the ferromagnetic ordering temperature is suppressed continuously to zero at x_{crit}=0.375 while the magnetic volume fraction remains 100% up to x_{crit}, pointing to a second order transition. Non-Fermi liquid behavior is observed close to x_{crit}, …
Authors
Huang C-L; Hallas AM; Grube K; Kuntz S; Spieß B; Bayliff K; Besara T; Siegrist T; Cai Y; Beare J
Journal
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 124, No. 11,
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Publication Date
March 20, 2020
DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.124.117203
ISSN
0031-9007