Magnetic and transport studies on RPdSn (R= rare earth)

Abstract Magnetic and electrical properties of a series of ternary compounds, RPdSn (R = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy or Ho) were studied from electrical resistivity, thermopower, magnetic susceptibility and 119 Sn Mossbauer absorption. They were found to be antiferromagnetic. However, the values of T N are not in accordance with the De Gennes factor of rare earth elements. CePdSn was found to be a Kondo compound, SmPdSn and DyPdSn to have a secondary phase transition at a temperature below T N .