Abstract
Polarized neutron and bulk magnetic measurements were performed on a high-quality single crystal of UMnAl. Magnetization data indicated a ferromagnetic ordering that sets in below K. Near-zero-field measurements of the magnetization confirmed the spontaneous nature of the magnetic order. The magnetization density maps, rendered using the maximum-entropy method, clearly showed that the magnetic moments are present on the Mn sites only, which was not hitherto suggested. The spontaneous moment value derived from the polarized neutron flipping ratios agrees with that obtained from the bulk magnetization data, and its magnitude hints at the itinerant character of the magnetic state.
- Received 20 June 2012
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.86.054438
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