Abstract
U2Co2InH1.9, synthesized by high-pressure hydrogenation of U2Co2In, crystallizes in the tetragonal structure similar to the parent compound, expanded by 8.4 %. Although U2Co2In is a weak paramagnet, its hydride shows properties suggesting a proximity to the magnetic order. Its magnetic susceptibility exhibits a maximum at T = 2.4 K, ascribed to spin fluctuations. Magnetization at low temperatures goes through a metamagnetic transition between 2 - 3 T. The specific heat characteristics, with a pronounced upturn of Cp/T vs. T at low temperatures which can be fitted using an additional −T 1/2 term, resemble the behaviour of U2Co2Sn. The γ coefficient of the electronic specific heat, reaching 244 mJ mol−1 K−2, is gradually suppressed by high magnetic fields.
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