Magnetotransport in (Ce1-xNdx)Cu6Kondo alloys

The results of electrical resistivity ρ(T) and magnetoresistivity MR(T, B) for K and T are reported for the (Ce1-xNdx)Cu6 alloy system. For small Nd substitutions in the heavy-fermion CeCu6 parent compound, the Kondo lattice is characterized through coherence effects in ρ(T) at low temperatures. The ρ(T) data above room temperature are used to resolve the electron-phonon scattering, and it is indicated that the single-ion Kondo interaction dominates both ρ(T) and MR(B) for a wide range of intermediate Ce concentrations. Based on this, the MR(B) data for different isotherms and alloy compositions are analysed according to the Bethe- ansatz description. We also discuss the observed deviations of our data from the preceding theoretical description due to the onset of magnetic order in alloys with high Nd content, and to phase coherence at low temperatures.