High field X-ray diffraction study on a magnetic-field-induced valence transition in YbInCu

Matsuda, Yasuhiro*; Inami, Toshiya; Owada, Kenji; Murata, Yuto*; Nojiri, Hiroyuki*; Murakami, Yoichi*; Ota, Hiroto*; Zhang, W.*; Yoshimura, Kazuyoshi*

We report the first high-field X-ray diffraction experiment using synchrotron X-rays and pulsedmagnetic fields exceeding 30 T. The lattice deformation due to a magnetic-field-induced valencetransition in YbInCu is studied. It has been found that the Bragg reflection profile at 32K changessignificantly at around 27 T due to the structural transition. In the vicinity of the transition field, the lowfield and high field phases alternate with the discontinuous change in the lattice constant. Thus, it isevident that the field-induced valence state transition is a first-order phase transition. The fielddependence of the low-field-phase Bragg peak intensity is found to be roughly scaled with themagnetization.