Single crystal growth of FeRh from AuPb flux

The FeRh compound has been known for a long time as an itinerant magnet with a peculiar first-order antiferromagnetic (AFM)-to-ferromagnetic (FM) transition near room temperature. Although a lot of work has been done, the origin of the physical properties associated with the AFM {↔} FM transition is still an ongoing debate and needs deeper investigation using good single crystals. Here, we report on the single-crystal growth of FeRh from the AuPb flux and confirm it by x-ray crystallographic methods such as Laue diffraction, four-circle diffractometer measurements, and electron probe microanalyzer elemental analysis. The temperature dependence of magnetization in our single crystals below the AFM {↔} FM transition shows an anomalous cascadelike multiple transition behavior, which is obviously very different from the reported results previously. It is only such high-quality single crystals grown here that will pave the way for a comprehensive understanding of the longstanding issues of the FeRh compound.