Concurrent Magnetic and Metal-Insulator Transitions in (Eu,Sm)B_6 Single Crystals

Abstract

The effects of magnetic doping on a EuB_6 single crystal were investigated based on magnetic and transport measurements. A modest 5% Sm substitution for Eu changes the magnetic and transport properties dramatically and gives rise to concurrent antiferromagnetic and metal-insulator transitions (MIT) from ferromagnetic MIT for EuB6. Magnetic doping simultaneously changes the itinerant carrier density and the magnetic interactions. We discuss the origin of the concurrent magnetic MIT in (Eu,Sm)B_6.

arXiv comment13 pages, 3 figures, final version to appear in Appl. Phys. Lett.

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