Evolution of critical scaling behavior near a ferromagnetic quantum phase transition.
Magnetic critical scaling in URu(2-x)Re(x)Si(2) single crystals continuously evolves as the ferromagnetic critical temperature is tuned towards zero via chemical substitution. As the quantum phase transition is approached, the critical exponents gamma and (delta-1) decrease to zero in tandem with the critical temperature and ordered moment, while the exponent beta remains constant. This novel trend distinguishes URu(2-x)Re(x)Si(2) from stoichiometric quantum critical ferromagnets and appears to reflect an underlying competition between Kondo and ferromagnetic interactions.
Department of Physics and Institute for Pure and Applied Physical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA. nbutch@umd.edu
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