Chemical and Physical Properties of YHg and LuHg.

Amalgams have played an important role in fundamental and applied solid-state chemistry and physics because of the diversity of crystallographic features and properties that they have to offer. Moreover, their peculiar chemical properties can sometimes give rise to unconventional superconducting or magnetic ground states. In the current work, we present an in-depth analysis of single crystals of YHg and LuHg (MgCd structure type, space group 6/).

Crystal Chemistry and Physics of UCd.

In the phase diagram U-Cd, only one compound has been identified so far─UCd (space group 3̅). Since the discovery of this material, the physical properties of UCd have attracted a considerable amount of attention. In particular, its complex magnetic phase diagram─as a result of tuning with magnetic field or pressure─is not well-understood.