Binary amorphous alloy system Mn100-xCex has been fabricated by a dc-sputtering deposition with various Ce compositions ranging from x = 20 to 80. Temperature dependence of electrical resistivity for Ce-rich side of amorphous Mn100-xCex alloy, especially in Mn21Ce79, exhibits a large initial increase with T2-like behavior at low temperature side up to about 7 K followed by a quite rapid logarithmic-like decrease with the increase of temperature. In contrast, amorphous Mn75Ce25 alloy shows only monotonic decrease in the resistivity with increasing temperature. These results reveal a clear evidence of a dense Kondo behavior for Ce rich side.
PACS numbers: 71.27.+a, 72.15.Eb
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