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Weak low-temperature ferromagnetism and linear magnetoresistance in LuFeSn with a disordered HfFeGe-type structure

arXiv:2507.10964 · doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2025.172793

Abstract

We report the synthesis of LuFeSn single crystals with a Fe-kagome lattice using a self-flux method. The crystal structure, magnetic, thermodynamic and electrical transport properties were investigated. Structure refinement reveals that LuFeSn has a HfFeGe-type structure as the major framework intergrown with a CoSn-type structure, leading to a vacancy of 25% on the Lu-site and disorder on the Sn-site. It exhibits a significant magnetic anisotropy with weak ferromagnetism in the ab-plane below 40 K and antiferromagnetic behavior along the c-axis. The weak ferromagnetism is due to the canted antiferromagnetism with magnetic moment deviating from the -axis to the ab-plane. Besides, an anisotropic non-saturated linear magnetoresistance is also observed in LuFeSn, probably resulting from the structural disorder in the sample.

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