Search for quantum-tricritical-point in antiferromagnet CeRu${}_2$(Si${}_{1-x}$Ge${}_x$)${}_2$

Abstract

CeRu${}_2$Si${}_2$ is a well-known heavy fermion paramagnet, and substituting Ge for Si induces antiferromagnetism. This antiferromagnetism is Ising-like and has a tricritical point in the magnetic field ($H$) -temperature ($T$) phase diagram. Since the temperature of the tricritical point is expected to decrease with increasing pressure ($P$), we investigated the pressure dependence of the magnetic phase transitions. We determined the $H$-$P$ phase diagram and revealed that a first-order phase-transition line changes to a quantum critical line, which implies the existence of the quantum tricritical point. A ferromagnetic quantum fluctuation arises in the vicinity of the possible quantum tricritical point.

5 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn