Contribution of unstable
valence states of europium to the electronic transport properties of EuPd2-xSi2+x
Chem. Met. Alloys 3 (2010) 83-89
https://doi.org/10.30970/cma3.0123
B. KUZHEL, B. BELAN, V. KUZHEL,
I. STETS’, R. SERKIZ
The intermetallic
alloy system EuPd2-xSi2+x (-0.2 ≤ õ ≤ 0.75) (CeGa2Al2
structure type) was studied by
microstructure and compositional homogeneity analysis, X-ray absorption and
diffraction at room temperature. Electrical resistivity
and thermopower measurements were performed in the
temperature range 5.0-300 K. According to data obtained by X-ray LIII-absorption spectroscopy, resistivity and thermopower
measurements, we can state that with increasing Si
content there is a transition from an intermediate valence state (IV), through
a Kondo type state (KS), to a stable Eu2+ europium ion. We can also
state that an intermediate valence state and a Kondo type state coexist at
specific Pd/Si ratios. The decrease of the effective
valence of the europium ion from 2.30 (x =
-0.2) to almost 2.00 (x = 0.75)
is accompanied by a decrease of the lattice parameter a and the a/c ratio. The
investigation was carried out in the context of questions discussed for some
time in the scientific community, namely: How is the transition type (stable
europium ion – inter-configuration fluctuation state) related to the magnetic
ordering state, Kondo type state, and to the intermediate valence state in this
type of compound?
Temperature
dependence of the reduced resistivity ρ/ρ300 of EuPd2-xSi2+x
alloys:
1 – EuPd1.25Si2.75 5 – EuPd1.9Si2.1
2 – EuPd1.5Si2.5 6 – EuPd2Si2
3 – EuPd1.7Si2.3 7 – EuPd2.1Si1.9
4 – EuPd1.8Si2.2 8 – EuPd2.2Si1.8.
Keywords
Intermetallics / Electron-electron interactions /
Electronic transport / Kondo effect / Valence fluctuations