Abstract
The phase with structure has been prepared by a high-pressure technique, and its physical properties have been investigated. The temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibility, electrical resistivity, and specific heat show Kondo-lattice formation. Furthermore, a heavy Fermi-liquid state without magnetic ordering down to 2.0 K is found to evolve below about 6 K. The electronic specific heat coefficient γ is enhanced to values as large as to 550 mJ/mol . The magnetization measured up to 40 T at 1.6 K has a field dependence which is expected for a Kondo system when the total angular momentum is All results are in good agreement with the extrapolation of the previous results of for . The concentration dependence of characteristic temperatures of can be quantitatively explained by the chemical pressure effect within the compressible Kondo model for the full range of Ag concentration ( The origins of Kondo-lattice formation in Ag and the valence transition in In are discussed.
- Received 5 May 1997
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.56.8103
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