Magnetic and electronic properties of NdAl2 have been found to be well described within the crystal-field approach. A \lambda -type peak observed at the magnetic ordering temperature in the temperature dependence of the heat capacity is related to the time-reversal symmetry breaking in the atomic scale. The good description proves the existence of the discrete atomic-like states, in the meV energy scale, in this intermetallic compound.
PACS numbers: 75.10.Dg, 71.70.Ej
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