Kondo hole behavior in Ce0.97 La0.03Pd3

Abstract

We present results for the resistivity, the magnetoresistance, and the specific heat of ${\mathrm{Ce}}_{0.97}$ ${\mathrm{La}}_{0.03}$ ${\mathrm{Pd}}_3$ and ${\mathrm{CePd}}_3$. The impurity contributions to these measurements follow the predictions of the single-impurity Kondo model for a Kondo temperature ${\mathit{T}}_{\mathit{L}}$≊65 K, assuming that the impurity behaves as a crystal-field split (${\mathrm{\Gamma }}_7$) doublet. Assuming a J=5/2 impurity, the value of ${\mathit{T}}_{\mathit{L}}$ needed to fit these experiments varies from 65 to 125 K. The contribution to the susceptibility may be too small to be explained by the model. These results address whether the nonmagnetic impurity behaves as a Kondo hole. © 1996 The American Physical Society.