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We report the single crystal properties of CePd2Zn3 and CePd2Ga3 compounds. The compounds were prepared by Bridgman method in high-frequency induction furnace. Both compounds adopt the hexagonal PrNi2Al3-type structure with a = 5.3914(2) A, c = 4.3012(2) A for CePd2Zn3 and a = 5.4106(8) A, c = 4.2671(8) A for CePd2Ga3, respectively. CePd2Zn3 orders antiferromagnetically below T N = 1.9 K. Magnetoresistance measurements revealed a crossover at B c = 0.95 T. CePd2Ga3 orders ferromagnetically at T C = 6.7 K. Applied hydrostatic pressure reduces the value of the Curie-temperature (rate ∂ T C / ∂ p = 0.9 K GPa − 1 ) down to 3.9 K at 3.2 GPa. Both compounds display a strong magnetocrystalline anisotropy with easy axis of magnetization perpendicular to the c-axis in the hexagonal lattice.

The EuRu2P2 single crystal was investigated by means of magnetic, transport and thermodynamic studies at ambient and hydrostatic pressures. A small magnetocrystalline anisotropy with crystallographic [100] direction as an easy magnetization direction was found by experimental measurements and confirmed by first-principles calculations. We connect a previously reported change in the compressibility observed at room temperature to a rapid change of ordering temperature under applied hydrostatic pressure.

We have investigated a single crystal of the tetragonal intermetallic compound NdPd 5 Al 2 by means of magnetization, specific heat and magnetoresistivity measurements. NdPd 5 Al 2 orders antiferromagnetically below 1.3 K and exhibits a distinct magnetocrystalline anisotropy with the c -axis as the easy axis of magnetization. Magnetic phase diagram constructed on the basis of heat capacity and magnetization measurements is characterized by two different low-temperature phases and first-order phase transition in the zero field.

A new simplified synthesis of an Er 2 Ti 2 O 7 single crystal is presented. The single crystal was prepared by a floating zone technique from the unreacted stoichiometric mixture of starting oxides Er 2 O 3 and TiO 2 . No intermediate reactions of constituent oxides were conducted in contrast to previous studies. We demonstrate a good quality of prepared single crystal by both thorough (microscopic) chemical and structural characterization of the material and measurements of previously reported low-temperature properties: An Er 2 Ti 2 O 7 single crystal was characterized by means of x-ray, electron and neutron diffraction techniques, and magnetization and specific heat measurements. The low-temperature magnetization was investigated by indirect measurement employing pre-calibrated Hall probes. The obtained low-temperature data are well comparable with previous reports and document a high quality of the prepared single crystal. Presented single crystal synthesis from an unreacted precursor is prospectively applicable to other rare-earth RE 2 Ti 2 O 7 pyrochlores.