Hall effect in the vicinity of quantum critical point in Tm1-xYbxB12

The angular, temperature and magnetic field dependences of Hall resistance roH for the rare-earth dodecaboride solid solutions Tm1-xYbxB12 have been studied in a wide vicinity of the quantum critical point (QCP) xC~0.3. The measurements performed in the temperature range 1.9-300 K on high quality single crystals allowed to find out for the first time in these fcc compounds both an appearance of the second harmonic contribution in ro2H at QCP and its enhancement under the Tm to ytterbium substitution and/or with increase of external magnetic field. When the Yb concentration x increases a negative maximum of a significant amplitude was shown to appear on the temperature dependences of Hall coefficient RH(T) for the Tm1-xYbxB12 compounds. Moreover, a complicated activation type behavior of the Hall coefficient is observed at intermediate temperatures for x>0.5 with activation energies Eg~200K and Ea~55-75K in combination with the sign inversion of RH(T) at low temperatures in the coherent regime. The density of states renormalization effects are analyzed within the variation of Yb concentration and the features of the charge transport in various regimes (charge gap formation, intra-gap manybody resonance and coherent regime) are discussed in detail in Tm1-xYbxB12 solid solutions.Comment: 38 pages including 10 figures, 70 reference

Effect of Peripheral 5-HT on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Wether Sheep

In mice, peripheral 5-HT induces an increase in the plasma concentrations of glucose, insulin and bile acids, and a decrease in plasma triglyceride, NEFA and cholesterol concentrations. However, given the unique characteristics of the metabolism of ruminants relative to monogastric animals, the physiological role of peripheral 5-HT on glucose and lipid metabolism in sheep remains to be established. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effect of 5-HT on the circulating concentrations of metabolites and insulin using five 5-HT receptor (5HTR) antagonists in sheep. After fasting for 24 h, sheep were intravenously injected with 5-HT, following which-, plasma glucose, insulin, triglyceride and NEFA concentrations were significantly elevated. In contrast, 5-HT did not affect the plasma cholesterol concentration, and it induced a decrease in bile acid concentrations. Increases in plasma glucose and insulin concentrations induced by 5-HT were attenuated by pre-treatment with Methysergide, a 5HTR 1, 2 and 7 antagonist. Additionally, decreased plasma bile acid concentrations induced by 5-HT were blocked by pre-treatment with Ketanserin, a 5HTR 2A antagonist. However, none of the 5HTR antagonists inhibited the increase in plasma triglyceride and NEFA levels induced by 5-HT. On the other hand, mRNA expressions of 5HTR1D and 1E were observed in the liver, pancreas and skeletal muscle. These results suggest that there are a number of differences in the physiological functions of peripheral 5-HT with respect to lipid metabolism between mice and sheep, though its effect on glucose metabolism appears to be similar between these species

Magnetoresistance Anisotropy and Magnetic H-T Phase Diagram of Tm0.996Yb0.004B12Tm_{0.996}Yb_{0.004}B_{12}

The antiferromagnetic ground state has been studied by transverse magnetoresistance, heat capacity and magnetization measurements, which were carried out on high quality single crystals of $Tm_{0.996}Yb_{0.004}B_{12}$ dodecaboride in strong magnetic fields at liquid helium temperatures. Both antiferromagnetic-paramagnetic (AF-P) and spin-orientation (AF1-AF2) phase transitions have been observed, and allowed to construct a complicated magnetic H-T phase diagram for this compound. Strong magnetoresistance anisotropy was found both in AF states (ρ(H||[110])/ρ(H||[111])~ 1.2 at H~ 20 kOe) and at the critical field of AF-P transition $(H_{N}[100]$/$H_{N}[111]$~ 1.25) in this magnetic metal with a simple fcc crystal structure

Spin, charge and lattice dynamics of magnetization processes in frustrated Shastry Sutherland system TmB4

TmB4 the metallic tetraboride with a geometrically frustrated Shastry Sutherland lattice SSL has attracted recently a lot of attention. It exhibits a strong Ising like anisotropy along the c axis and a rather complex phase diagram of the ordered magnetic phase below TN amp; 8776; 11.7 K in which besides the main magnetization M plateau also small fractional plateaus can be observed. To learn more about the properties of fractional plateaus we have investigated the dynamics of magnetization processes in TmB4 by M vs. H applied magnetic field measurements at different temperatures and different field sweep rates swr 1.8 K. In addition, experiments of the charge carrier mobility and magnetostriction as a function of temperature and magnetic field were carried out to specify the interplay between magnetic structure and the charge dynamics, and the role of the magneto elastic interaction in this compound, respectively. It was shown that the magnetization values of fractional plateaus become elevated with the increase of temperature at which magnetization takes place and with the decrease of magnetic field sweep rate, which points to inconsistency with theoretical predictions based on Glauber dynamics. Moreover, it turned out that the transitions between magnetic phases during magnetization processes are accompanied by an anomalous behavior of charge mobility and distinctive variations of magnetostrictio