Abstract
Resistivity measurements of single crystals of cerium hydride as a function of temperature revealed resistivity anomalies at about 250\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}K, which may be associated with a previously reported compositional metal-to-semiconductor transition. Precise x-ray diffractiometry disclosed that the cubic fluorite type structure of cerium hydride becomes slightly tetragonal below 250\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}K. Neutron-diffraction investigations showed no apparent ordering of excess hydrogen atoms in octahedral interstices and magnetic-susceptibility measurements showed no magnetic ordering. Results of thermoelectric-power measurements are in agreement with a model involving the formation of a defect band to explain the metallic behavior of cerium hydride.
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