Isoelectronic Ga Substitution Effects on Antiferromagnetic Order in CeRh(In1−x Ga x )5

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In this work, Ga-doped CeRhIn5 single crystals are grown by In/Ga flux method. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction, magnetic susceptibility, specific heat, and neutron diffraction measurements are utilized to characterize the sample quality and the antiferromagnetic transition temperature T N. By substituting In with Ga, T N is slightly decreased, but the antiferromagnetic transition peaks in magnetic susceptibility and specific heat measurements are obviously broadened by external field along c-axis. By comparing with Zn-doped CeRhIn5, it can be concluded that T N is dominated by electron density, and the stiffness of antiferromagnetic transition is obviously reduced by Ga substitution. The substitution effects of Ga are possibly caused by forming heterogeneous local structures, which avoids quantum critical point, superconductivity, and non-Fermi liquid states. Investigations on Ga-doped CeRhIn5 help to comprehend the chemical substitution effects in CeRhIn5, and the interaction between heterogeneous structure and long-range antiferromagnetic states.