Magnetic susceptibility studies of the (Cr84Re16)100−V alloy system

The temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibility, χ(T), of the (Cr84Re16)100−xVx alloy system is reported in this contribution. Anomalies are observed at the Neel temperature (TN), associated with the onset of the antiferromagnetic (AF) spin-density-wave (SDW) state, with these anomalies becoming more pronounced as x increases. The TN values determined from χ(T) measurements are in close agreement with that obtained from the measurement of temperature dependence of electrical resistivity, ρ(T). Prominent broad deep minima are observed in χ(T) upon cooling below 100 K which are followed by low temperature peaks in x = 10.4, 10.9 and 12.4 samples. A second anomaly, not associated with TN, is observed at a temperature TO TN.