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The pressure-temperature phase diagram of URu2Si2 under hydrostatic conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Nicholas Patrick Butch ,
Jason R. Jeffries ,
William J. Evans ,
Song Xue J. Chi ,
Juscelino B. Leao ,
Jeffrey W Lynn ,
Stanislav V. Sinogeikin ,
James J. Hamlin ,
Diego A. Zocco  and
M. Brian Maple
Nicholas Patrick Butch
Affiliation:
nbutch@umd.edu, University of Maryland, College Park, Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials, Department of Physics, College Park, Maryland, United States
Jason R. Jeffries
Affiliation:
jeffries4@llnl.gov, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, L-350, Livermore, California, 94550, United States
William J. Evans
Affiliation:
wjevans@llnl.gov, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, L-350, Livermore, California, 94550, United States
Song Xue J. Chi
Affiliation:
songxue.chi@nist.gov, NIST, NCNR, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
Juscelino B. Leao
Affiliation:
juscelino.leao@nist.gov, NIST, NCNR, Bldg. 235, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-6102, United States, 301 975-6246, 301 921-9847
Jeffrey W Lynn
Affiliation:
Jeff.Lynn@nist.govJeffLynn@comcast.net, NIST, NCNR, Bldg. 235, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-6102, United States, 301 975-6246, 301 921-9847
Stanislav V. Sinogeikin
Affiliation:
ssinog@hpcat.aps.anl.gov, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, HPCAT, Argonne, Illinois, United States
James J. Hamlin
Affiliation:
jhamlin@physics.ucsd.edu
Diego A. Zocco
Affiliation:
dzocco@physics.ucsd.edu, University of California, San Diego, Department of Physics, La Jolla, California, United States
M. Brian Maple
Affiliation:
mbmaple@physics.ucsd.edu, University of California, San Diego, Department of Physics, La Jolla, California, United States
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Abstract

The pressure dependence of the hidden order phase of the heavy fermion superconductor URu2Si2 has been a subject of intense research since shortly after the discovery of the compound decades ago. Applied pressure increases the critical temperature of the paramagnetic / hidden order transition and brings about a transition to long-range antiferromagnetism. The reported pressures and temperatures of these phase boundaries vary between studies: 4 – 7 kbar at low temperature and 12 – 15 kbar at high temperature. We review experimental evidence that the measured values of pressure and temperature are very sensitive to the chosen pressure transmitting medium. Recent x-ray diffraction measurements suggest that the relative position of the silicon atom in the unit cell is changing as a function of pressure. Recent neutron diffraction measurements show that the zero-temperature limit of the hidden order / antiferromagnetic transition occurs at pressures greater than 7.5 kbar.

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phase transformationmagneticactinide
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1264: Symposia Z/BB – Basic Actinide Science and Materials for Nuclear Applications , 2010 , 1264-Z10-03
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