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Self-organized vacancy order in <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Pr</mml:mi> <mml:mn>9</mml:mn> </mml:m

Jul 2026 · PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS · Vol 10 · 0 citations · 37 references
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In this work, we report the discovery of a new crystal structure on the Ge-rich side of the Pr-Ge binary phase diagram. Using a high-temperature flux technique, we grew single crystals of $Pr_9Ge_{16}$, which adopt a previously unreported orthorhombic $Fdd$2 structure type featuring ordered Ge vacancies. We present the anisotropic magnetic properties and identify the crystallographic $b$ axis perpendicular to the crystal plane as the magnetic easy axis. Temperature-dependent resistivity measurements reveal metallic behavior with a distinct anomaly at $T_{\mathrm{C}}$ = 14.3 K. Hall resistivity data indicate that electron-like carriers dominate, with a carrier concentration on the order of $10^{27}~\mathrm{m}^{-3}$. The magnetic order is readily suppressed by a magnetic field of approximately 0.4 T applied along the easy $b$ axis.

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