Magnetic phase transitions and large mass enhancement in single crystal CaFe4As3

摘要

High quality single crystal CaFe4As3 was grown by using the Sn flux method.Unlike layered CaFe2As2,CaFe4As3 crystallizes in an orthorhombic three-dimensional structure.Two magnetic ordering transitions are observed at ～ 90 K and ～ 27 K,respectively.The high temperature transition is an antiferromagnetic(AF) ordering transition.However,the low temperature transition shows complex properties. It shows a ferromagnetic-like transition when a field is applied along b-axis,while antiferromagnetism-like transition when a field is applied perpendicular to b-axis.These results suggest that the low temperature transition at 27 K is a first-order transition from an AF state to a canted AF state.In addition,the low temperature electron specific heat coefficient reaches as high as 143 mJ/mol.K2,showing a heavy fermion behavior.