| dc.description |
Ce<sub>3</sub>NiGe<sub>2</sub> was studied by means of DC and AC magnetic susceptibility, magnetization, electrical resistivity, magnetoresistivity and specific heat measurements. The compound undergoes two subsequent magnetic phase transitions at T<sub>N</sub> = 6.2 K and T<sub>1</sub> = 5.2 K, from paramagnetic to antiferromagnetic and to ferromagnetic-like ground state, respectively. The electrical and thermodynamic behaviour is governed by interplay of RKKY, Kondo and crystal field interactions, with the Kondo temperature of the order of 10 K and the total crystal–field splitting of about 690 K. |
