Magnetic and transport properties of single-crystal

Abstract: Magnetization, susceptibility and resistivity were measured on the (antiferromagnetic with ) single crystal along both principal crystallographic axes in the temperature range 2–300K and in magnetic fields up to 14T. Magnetic properties were found to be isotropic. The susceptibility obeys the Curie–Weiss law with the effective magnetic moment A saturated moment of was determined at 2K. On the other hand, resistivity and magnetoresistivity are anisotropic and show an anomaly at . The anomalies in the susceptibility and resistivity data at are associated with the magnetic phase transition. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]