Electronic structure, magnetic, electric transport, and thermal properties of Ce5PdGe2

Abstract Magnetic properties of Ce 5 PdGe 2 are studied by combined investigations involving susceptibility, magnetization, heat capacity and electrical resistivity. The comprehensive magnetic research was discussed on the base of the results from band structure calculations. Two magnetic transitions were found in the absence of magnetic field, at 13.8 K and 3.5 K. The 3.5 K phase is a mixture of ferrimagnetic and spin-glass-like magnetic order. We propose a magnetic H − T phase diagram for the complex magnetic structures of Ce 5 PdGe 2 , field-induced.