Antiferromagnetic Order and Magnetic Frustration in the Honeycomb Heavy-Fermion System Ce(Pt<sub>1−</sub><i><sub>x</sub></i>Pd<i><sub>x</sub></i>)<sub>6</sub>Al<sub>3</sub>: <sup>27</sup>Al and <sup>195</sup>Pt NMR Studies
Heavy-fermion systems with magnetic frustration offer a rich platform for investigating the interplay among Kondo screening, magnetic frustration, and quantum criticality. We report comprehensive $^{27}$Al and $^{195}$Pt nuclear magnetic resonance measurements on polycrystalline Ce(Pt$_{1-x}$Pd$_{x}$)$_6$Al$_3$ ($x = 0$, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3). For $x = 0$, the Knight shift, linewidth, and nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate reveal a paramagnetic heavy-fermion ground state persisting down to 0.1~K, characterized by a coherence temperature $T_{\mathrm{coh}} \simeq 15$~K. Substituting Pd induces antiferromagnetic order at $T_{\mathrm{N}} \simeq 3.5$~K, while suppressing $T_{\mathrm{coh}}$. Comparison between $x = 0.1$ and $x = 0.3$ reveals a crossover from itinerant spin-density-wave antiferromagnetism to more localized-moment antiferromagnetism, indicating a shift toward the localized side of the Doniach phase diagram. These findings establish Ce(Pt$_{1-x}$Pd$_{x}$)$_6$Al$_3$ as a tunable platform to explore the competition between Kondo screening and magnetic frustration.
Authors
- K. Ishida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2945-8755)
- Ryohei Oishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2612-4349)
- Fumiya Hori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4762-780X)
- Yasuyuki Shimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2598-1277)
- Shunsaku Kitagawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1855-4760)
- Takahiro Onimaru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9990-3098)
- T. Takabatake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3293-8592)
Institutions
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- Kyoto University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
- Published
- 2025-07-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7566/jpsj.94.094702
- Primary Topic
- Rare-earth and actinide compounds
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Kyoto University Foundation
- Kyoto University
- Murata Science Foundation
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Japan Science and Technology Agency