Stabilization of $\alpha$-UH${}_3$ in U-Hf Hydrides: Structural, Magnetic, Thermodynamic, and Transport Properties

Shanmukh Veera Venkata Uday Kumar Devanaboina, Oleksandra Koloskova, Silvie Maskova-Cerna +1

Hf substitution stabilizes the metastable body-centered cubic (bcc) $\alpha$-UH$3$ phase in uranium hydrides, enabling systematic measurements of its magnetic, thermodynamic, and transp…