Multipolar Phase Transition in the 4$f^2$ fcc lattice compound PrCdNi${}_4$

Yuka Kusanose, Yasuyuki Shimura, Kazunori Umeo +10

Transport and magnetic properties of a 4$f^2$ fcc lattice compound, PrCdNi${}_4$, were studied. The magnetic susceptibility, $\ddot{I}‡(T)$, follows the Curie--Weiss law from 300 K to 20…