phase diagram of metallic quantum ferromagnets*

Studies of the temperature-pressure (T-p) phase diagram of metallic quantum ferromagnets have revealed that ferromagnetic quantum criticality is avoided in two ways [1]: either the transition becomes of the first-order at a tricritical point before being suppressed such as in UGe₂ [2,3], or a transition to modulated magnetic phases appear such as in LaCrGe₃ [4]. We have shown that the addition of a magnetic field (H) can restore quantum criticality at the end of “wings” in the T-p-H phase diagram in both UGe₂ and LaCrGe₃ [5]. Our careful study of the “wings” near the tricritical point reveal new rules that apply to the T-p-H phase diagram [6]. We discuss our experimental T-p-H phase diagrams of UGe₂, LaCrGe₃, and CeTiGe₃ and how these compounds illustrate different strength of quantum fluctuations based on recent theoretical results [7].

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[7] Belitz et al. arXiv:1708.00103 (2017)