Multipolar phases and magnetically hidden order: review of the heavy-fermion compound Ce1-x La x B6.

Cerium hexaboride is a cubic f-electron heavy-fermion compound that displays a rich array of low-temperature magnetic ordering phenomena which have been the subject of investigation for more than 50 years. Its complex behaviour is the result of competing interactions, with both itinerant and local electrons playing important roles. Investigating this material has proven to be a substantial challenge, in particular because of the appearance of a 'magnetically hidden order' phase, which remained elusive to neutron-scattering investigations for many years.