Figure 1

Temperature dependence of the reciprocal molar magnetic susceptibility of ${\mathrm{Ce}}_2{\mathrm{PdIn}}_8$ taken in magnetic field of 5 T. The solid line is the Curie-Weiss fit. Upper inset: low-temperature behavior of the magnetic susceptibility measured in ${\mu }_{0}H=0.5\mathrm{T}$. Lower inset: field variation of the magnetization taken at 1.71 K with increasing (full circles) and decreasing (open circles) magnetic field strength.Reuse & Permissions

Figure 2

Temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity of single-crystalline ${\mathrm{Ce}}_2{\mathrm{PdIn}}_8$, measured perpendicular to the $c$ axis. The solid and dash-dotted line represent the fits discussed in the text. Upper inset: low-temperature resistivity with a linear scale. The solid line is the fit $\rho \sim T$. Lower inset: reduced resistivity in the vicinity of the superconducting transition, measured in zero and a few magnetic fields applied along the $c$ axis.Reuse & Permissions

Figure 3

(a) Temperature dependence of the specific heat of ${\mathrm{Ce}}_2{\mathrm{PdIn}}_8$, plotted as the ratio $C/T$ on a logarithmic temperature scale. The solid line represents the phonon contribution with ${\Theta }_D=184\mathrm{K}$. (b) Temperature variations of the excess specific heat of ${\mathrm{Ce}}_2{\mathrm{PdIn}}_8$ (symbols) and the corresponding magnetic entropy (thick solid line). The dashed and dash-dotted lines are the Schottky and spin-fluctuation contributions to $C_{4f}/T$, respectively, adopted from Ref. 7. The thin solid curve represents the model description of the specific heat above $T_t$ (see text). The dash-dot-dot curve emphasizes the relation $C_{4f}/T\sim T$ in the superconducting state.Reuse & Permissions

Figure 4

(a) Temperature dependencies of the specific heat over temperature ratio of ${\mathrm{Ce}}_2{\mathrm{PdIn}}_8$, measured in zero and a few magnetic fields applied along the $c$ axis. The hatched fields mark the equal entropy construction used for the determination of the critical temperature $T_c$ for the data taken in ${\mu }_{0}H=0$. (b) Upper critical field vs temperature determined for ${\mathrm{Ce}}_2{\mathrm{PdIn}}_8$ from the resistivity (circles) and specific heat (triangles) data. The solid line yields $d{\mu }_0{H}_{c2}/dT=-14.3\mathrm{T}/\mathrm{K}$. The dashed line is a guide for the eye.Reuse & Permissions