Electronic properties of α-UH3 stabilized by Zr
I Tkach1, M Paukov1, D Drozdenko1
1Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 5, 12116 Prague 2, Czech Republic.
Abstract:
Pure hydride of the α-UH3 type without any β-UH3 admixture was prepared by high-pressure hydrogenation of bcc U stabilized by Zr. Such material, characterized by a general formula (UH3)1-x Zr x , is stable in air at ambient and elevated temperatures. H release is observed between 400-450 °C similar to β-UH3. Its stability allowed to measure magnetic properties, specific heat, and electrical resistivity in a wide temperature range. Despite rather different crystal structure and inter-U spacing, the electronic properties are almost identical to β-UH3. Its ferromagnetic ground state with Curie temperature TC ≈ 180 K (weakly and non-monotonously dependent on Zr concentration) and U moments of 1.0 microB indicate why mixtures of α- and β-UH3 exhibited only one transition. Magnetic ordering leads to a large spontaneous magnetostriction ωs = 3.2*10-3, which can be explained by the increase of the spin moment between the paramagnetic (Disordered Local Moment) and the ferromagnetic state. The role of orbital moments in magnetism is indicated by fully relativistic electronic structure calculations.
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