Abstract
Compounds YbTGa 2 with TNi, Pd, Pt and alloys YbPd 1− x Ag x Ga 2 have been synthesized by argon high frequency melting from metal ingots in tantalum crucibles followed by homogenization annealing at 600 or 400°C respectively. From X-ray powder diffraction data. Yb{Ni.Pd,Pt}Ga 2 was found to be isotypic with MgCuAl 2-type, with a small solid solubility for Ag in YbPdGa 2 (0 ⩽ x ⩽ 0 2). At 600°C the solid solubility of Pd in βYbAgGa 2 (βYbAgGa 2-type) was 0.7 ⩽ x ⩽ 1.0. The YbTGa 2 (T = Ni, Pd, Pt) compounds are paramagnets, where the ytterbium adopts the 2F 7 2 ground state. The magnetic results of the solid solution YbPd 1− x Ag x Ga 2 are characterized by an intermediate or mixed valence behavior of the ytterbium atom (Yb 2+å Yb 3+), whereas XAS measurements establish a mixed valence system.
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