Magnetic ordering and structural phase transitions of NdSn ( = Rh and Ir)

Shimoda, Ami*; Iwasa, Kazuaki*; Kuwahara, Keitaro*; Sagayama, Hajime*; Nakao, Hironori*; Ishikado, Motoyuki*; Ohara, Takashi; Nakao, Akiko*; Hoshikawa, Akinori*; Ishigaki, Toru*

JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 38, p.011091_1 - 011091_6, 2023/05

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSCP.38.011091

Successive phase transitions in IrSn (: La and Ce) investigated using neutron and X-ray diffraction

Nakazato, Seiya*; Iwasa, Kazuaki*; Hashimoto, Daisuke*; Shiozawa, Mami*; Kuwahara, Keitaro*; Nakao, Hironori*; Sagayama, Hajime*; Ishikado, Motoyuki*; Ohara, Takashi; Nakao, Akiko*; et al.

JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 30, p.011128_1 - 011128_6, 2020/03

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSCP.30.011128

Science from the initial operation of HRC

Ito, Shinichi*; Yokoo, Tetsuya*; Masuda, Takatsugu*; Yoshizawa, Hideki*; Soda, Minoru*; Ikeda, Yoichi*; Ibuka, Soshi*; Kawana, Daichi*; Sato, Taku*; Nambu, Yusuke*; et al.

JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 8, p.034001_1 - 034001_6, 2015/09

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSCP.8.034001

Magnetic excitation in totally symmetric staggered ordered phase of PrFeP

Iwasa, Kazuaki*; Hao, L.*; Kogi, Masafumi*; Kuwahara, Keitaro*; Mignot, J.-M.*; Sugawara, Hitoshi*; Aoki, Yuji*; Matsuda, Tatsuma; Sato, Hideyuki*

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 81(9), p.094711_1 - 094711_9, 2012/09

https://doi.org/10.1143/JPSJ.81.094711

The Unconventional superconductivity of skutterudite PrOsSb; Time-reversal symmetry breaking and adjacent field-induced quadrupole ordering

Aoki, Yuji*; Tayama, Takashi*; Sakakibara, Toshiro*; Kuwahara, Keitaro*; Iwasa, Kazuaki*; Kogi, Masafumi*; Higemoto, Wataru; MacLaughlin, D. E.*; Sugawara, Hitoshi*; Sato, Hideyuki*

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 76(5), p.051006_1 - 051006_13, 2007/05

https://doi.org/10.1143/JPSJ.76.051006

This review presents a summary and evaluation of the experimental properties of unconventional superconductivity in PrOsSb. After a brief introduction of filled skutterudites, we argue that the normal-state properties of PrOsSb are quite different from ordinary heavy-fermion superconductors.

Elastic anomalies of UGe

Kuwahara, Keitaro*; Sakai, Takashi*; Kogi, Masafumi*; Haga, Yoshinori; Onuki, Yoshichika

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 310(2, Part1), p.362 - 364, 2007/03

We have performed the ultrasonic sound velocity measurement on the single crystal of UGe in the temperature range 4-120 K at ambient pressure, focusing attention on the elastic behavior around the characteristic temperature = 30 K. In the elastic constants forthree modes , and , all modes show the hardening with a kink at the Curie temperature as decreasing temperatures. We found the elastic anomaly related to in the longitudinal mode. However, the anomaly around is very broad. Therefore, this result may suggest that is not related to a phase boundary of some second-order phase transition. On the other hand, no clear anomaly wasobserved around in the transverse and modes.

Neutron scattering study on the field-induced -type antiferroquadrupolar ordering of the heavy-fermion superconductor PrOsSb

Kaneko, Koji; Metoki, Naoto; Shiina, Ryosuke*; Matsuda, Tatsuma; Kogi, Masafumi*; Kuwahara, Keitaro*; Bernhoeft, N.*

Physical Review B, 75(9), p.094408_1 - 094408_7, 2007/03

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.75.094408

Neutron scattering experiments have revealed a field-induced antiferroquadrupolar order parameter in the Pr-based heavy-fermion superconductor PrOsSb. We observed the field-induced antiferromagnetic dipole moment with the propagation vector = (1 0 0) for the applied field direction both [1 1 0] and [0 0 1]. For [1 1 0] at 8 T, it should be noted that the induced antiferromagnetic moment of 0.16 / Pr orients parallel to the field within our experimental accuracy. This observation is strong evidence that the electric quadrupole to be the primary order parameter for [1 1 0]. A mean-field calculation, based on singlet and excited triplet with the quadrupolar interaction, reproduces the induced moment direction and its field response. These facts indicate the predominance of -type antiferroquadrupolar interaction in PrOsSb.

Inelastic neutron scattering study on low-energy excitations of the heavy-fermion superconductor PrOsSb

Kuwahara, Keitaro*; Iwasa, Kazuaki*; Kogi, Masafumi*; Kaneko, Koji; Metoki, Naoto; Raymond, S.*; Masson, M.-A.*; Flouquet, J.*; Sugawara, Hitoshi*; Aoki, Yuji*; et al.

Physica B; Condensed Matter, 385-386(Part 1), p.82 - 84, 2006/11

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2006.05.109

We report inelastic neutron scattering experiments performed to investigate the low energy magnetic excitations on single crystals of the heavy-fermion superconductor PrOsSb. The observed excitation clearly softens at a wave vector Q=(1,0,0), which is the same as the modulation vector of the field-induced antiferro-quadrupolar ordering, and its intensity at Q=(1,0,0) is smaller than that around the zone center. This result directly evidences that this excitonic behavior is derived mainly from nonmagnetic quadrupolar interactions. Furthermore, the narrowing of the linewidths of the excitations below the superconducting transition temperature indicates the close connection between the superconductivity and the excitons.

Direct observation of quadrupolar excitons in the heavy-fermion superconductor PrOsSb

Kuwahara, Keitaro*; Iwasa, Kazuaki*; Kogi, Masafumi*; Kaneko, Koji; Metoki, Naoto; Raymond, S.*; Masson, M.-A.*; Flouquet, J.*; Sugawara, Hitoshi*; Aoki, Yuji*; et al.

Physical Review Letters, 95(10), p.107003_1 - 107003_4, 2005/09

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.107003

We report inelastic neutron scattering experiments performed to investigate the low energy magnetic excitations on single crystals of the heavy-fermion superconductor PrOsSb. The observed excitation clearly softens at a wave vector = (1,0,0), which is the same as the modulation vector of the field-induced antiferro-quadrupolar ordering, and its intensity at = (1,0,0) is smaller than that around the zone center. This result directly evidences that this excitonic behavior is derived mainly from nonmagnetic quadrupolar interactions. Furthermore, the narrowing of the linewidths of the excitations below the superconducting transition temperature indicates the close connection between the superconductivity and the excitons.

Electrical and magnetic properties of a single crystal UCuSi

Matsuda, Tatsuma; Haga, Yoshinori; Ikeda, Shugo; Galatanu, A.; Yamamoto, Etsuji; Shishido, Hiroaki*; Yamada, Mineko*; Yamaura, Junichi*; Hedo, Masato*; Uwatoko, Yoshiya*; et al.

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 74(5), p.1552 - 1556, 2005/05

https://doi.org/10.1143/JPSJ.74.1552

We have succeeded in growing a high-quality single crystal of UCuSi with the tetragonal structure by the Sn-flux method and measured the electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, magnetization and specific heat. UCuSi is found to order antiferromagnetically below = 106 K, and follows a successive ferromagnetic ordering at = 100 K. The magnetic properties are highly anisotropic, reflecting the crystal structure. An easy-axis of magnetization is found to be the [001] direction (-axis) both in the antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic phases, while the [100] direction (-axis) corresponds to the hard-axis in magnetization. The magnetization curve in the antiferromagnetic phase indicates a clear metamagnetic transition at a low field of about 1 kOe and changes smoothly into a ferromagnetic magnetization curve below = 100 K. The saturation moment is determined as 1.75/U at 2 K. The electronic specific heat coefficient is also determined as 20 mJ/Kmol.