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Observational analysis reveals a second-order phase transition in Ni1-xMox, suggesting a clean ferromagnetic quantum critical point.
Realizing a quantum critical point (QCP) in clean ferromagnetic (FM) metals has remained elusive due to the coupling of magnetization to the electronic soft modes that drive the transition to be of first order. However, by introducing a suitable amount of quenched disorder, one can still establish a QCP in ferromagnets. In this study, we ascertain that the itinerant ferromagnet Ni₁₋ₓMoₓ exhibits a FM QCP at a critical doping of xc 0.125. Through magnetization and muon-spin relaxation measurements, we demonstrate that the FM ordering temperature is suppressed continuously to zero at xc, while the magnetic volume fraction remains $100%$ up to xc, indicating a second-order phase transition. The QCP is accompanied by a non-Fermi liquid behavior, as evidenced by the logarithmic divergence of the specific heat and the linear temperature dependence of the low-temperature resistivity. Our findings reveal a minimal effect of disorder on the critical spin dynamics of Ni₁₋ₓMoₓ at xc, highlighting it as one of the rare systems to exhibit a clean FM QCP.
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