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    Background:

    • Magnetic order can be suppressed by frustrated interactions, leading to exotic spin liquid states.
    • The Kondo effect, where local moments are screened by conduction electrons, also suppresses magnetic order.
    • Combining geometrical frustration and Kondo screening offers a pathway to novel quantum phase transitions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the low-temperature thermodynamic properties of the frustrated Kondo lattice Pr₂Ir₂O₇.
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