Competition of Magnetocrystalline Anisotropy of Uranium Layers and Zig-Zag Chains in UNi${}_{0.34}$Ge${}_2$ Single Crystals

Adam P. Pikul, Maria Szlawska, Xiaxin Ding +5

Structural and thermodynamic properties of single-crystalline UNi${}_{1-x}$Ge${}_2$ with $x$\,=\,0.66 have been investigated by measuring magnetization, specific heat, and thermal expa…