Anisotropic Kondo Effect in a 3d transition metal compound

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Ahmad Us Saleheen1 , Tapas Samanta1, Daniel L. Lepkowski1, Alok Shankar1, Joseph Prestigiacomo1, Igor Dubenko2, Abdiel Quetz2, Iain W. H. Oswald3, Gregory T.
McCandless3, Julia Y. Chan3, Philip W. Adams1, David P. Young1, Naushad Ali2, and Shane Stadler1
1Department

of Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 2Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901
3Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080

Results

Abstract

Structure:
We report an anisotropic Kondo effect in purely 3d
transition metal ferromagnetic (FM) system (i.e., not rareearth-based). The isostructural alloying of two compounds
having collinear magnetic structure has resulted in a FM
Kondo lattice system, Mn1-xFexCoGe in the proximity of a
noncollinear FM state with x = 0.2. Resistivity, magnetic
susceptibility and heat capacity studies on single crystal
sample indicate that the Kondo effect is anisotropic. An
increase in resistivity along two principal direction at lowtemperature has been observed with the decrease in T,
which follows a lnT behavior below the Kondo minimum
(TK) due to Kondo scattering. However, TK along ic is
about two times higher than that of along ic. Directional
dependence of magnetization also mimics the similar
behavior by showing pronounced Kondo screening along
c-axis. Large saturation magnetization at low-temperature
indicates that it is a underscreened Kondo Effect.
Underscreening of moments may lead to the coexistence
of FM and Kondo behavior.

Results

Resistivity:

Results

Heat Capacity:

Single crystals of Mn0.8Fe0.2CoGe were grown using Sn flux.

XRD data indicates a Ni2In type hexagonal structure. Lattice
parameters are: a=4.06 A0 and c= 5.20A0 .

Magnetization:

We observed an increase in at low temperature

with the decrease in T. It follows a lnT behavior
below the Kondo minimum due to Kondo
scattering (inset).

Background

After fitting the low temperature data a large value of

= 25.3 mJ/mol K2 was found, indicating the formation of
heavy quantum particle with effective mass enhancement
of approximately 30 times that of free electrons.
0 = 15.1 states/eV/f.u. was estimated from the
value and which is three times larger than that of the
parent compound MnCoGe (Samanta et al., 2013).

Conclusion
We observed two different Kondo minima in two different axial
directions. Until now, the reason for this behavior is not entirely
clear to us. We can also see high MS in both directions in spite
of Kondo type increase in below TK . From low temperature
magnetization data it was revealed that it is an S=1 system.
Underscreening of moments may lead to the coexistence of FM
and Kondo behavior.

Acknowledgement
For x=0.2 composition Kadowaki-Woods ratio of

2.K2.J-2 was observed. This

~43
.cm.mol
2

indicates strong electron correlation in

Mn1-xFexCoGe system. According to RhodesWohlfarth model large PC/MS value indicates
itinerant behavior (Rhodes and Wohlfarth,
Proc.Roy.Soc.London 273,247, 1963). We can see
a transition to more itinerant behavior with the
increase in Fe content. At x=0.2 composition, a
transition from localized to itinerant behavior is
expected (Samanta et
al.,Appl.Phys.Lett.103,042408, 2013).

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This work is supported by U.S. Dept. of Energy (Grant Nos.

DE-FG02-06ER46291,DE-FG02-13ER46946 and DE-FG0207ER46420). Ahmad Us Saleheen acknowledges support from
LA-SiGMA .

Strong anisotropy in both directions is evident from

magnetization measurements.

TK along ic is around two times greater than that of

along ic. This behavior may indicate a more
pronounced Kondo behavior along c axis.