Crystal growth, magnetic, and magnetocaloric properties of J_eff = 1/2 quantum antiferromagnet CeCl_3

Nashra Pistawala, Suman Karmakar, Rajeev Rawat +1

We report growth of high-quality single crystals of CeCl3 using a modified Bridgman Stockbarger method in an infrared image furnace. The grown crystals are characterized using sing…