Even though the study of the 'invar problem'has a long history, the origins of the thermal
expansion anomaly and of some exotic behaviors of invar have not yet been fully …

The structural chemistry of Laves phases, especially with respect to their superstructures
induced by coloring and distortions is discussed. Starting from the three classical Laves …

Many butterflies, birds, beetles, and chameleons owe their spectacular colors to the
microscopic patterns within their wings, feathers, or skin. When these patterns, or photonic …

We study the effects of magnetoelastic couplings on pyrochlore antiferromagnets. We
employ Landau theory, extending an investigation begun by Yamashita and Ueda for the …

Inelastic neutron-scattering experiments have been performed on a single crystal of (Y 0.97
Sc 0.03) Mn 2. The spin fluctuation spectrum is broad in energy and strongly correlated in …

The ground state properties of magnetically frustrated spin systems such as a 2-dimen-
sional triangular antiferromagnet or a 2-dimensional square lattice are now being intensively …

While consequences of frustration of magnetic interactions are much studied in localized
spin systems, less studies have been performed on frustrated metallic systems. In this review …

The ordered Laves phases RE 2Rh3Ga (RE= Y, La–Nd, Sm, Gd–Er) were synthesized by
arc-melting of the elements and subsequent annealing. The samples were characterized by …

X-ray and magnetic investigations of the YMn2Hx hydrides at temperatures ranging from
room temperature down to 4.2 K for the concentration range x≤ 1.2 are presented and …

The structural, electronic, magnetic, optical, thermoelectric and thermodynamic properties of
the Gd 2 Rh 3 Ge and Er 2 Rh 3 Ge ternary rhombohedral Laves phases compounds were …