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We report on the results of a de Haas-van Alphen (dHvA) measurement performed on the recently discovered antiferromagnet URhIn$_5$ ($T_N$ = 98 K), a 5\textit{f}-analogue of the well studied heavy fermion antiferromagnet CeRhIn$_5$. The Fermi surface is found to consist of four surfaces: a roughly spherical pocket $\beta$, with $F_\beta \simeq 0.3$ kT; a pillow-shaped closed surface, $\alpha$, with $F_\alpha \simeq 1.1$ kT; and two higher frequencies $\gamma_1$ with $F_{\gamma_1} \simeq 3.2$ kT and $\gamma_2$ with $F_{\gamma_2} \simeq 3.5$ kT that are seen only near the \textit{c}-axis, and that may arise on cylindrical Fermi surfaces. The measured cyclotron masses range from 1.9 $m_e$ to 4.3 $m_e$. A simple LDA+SO calculation performed for the paramagnetic ground state shows a very different Fermi surface topology, demonstrating a need for more advanced electronic structure calculations.

The properties of the novel heavy fermion superconductor Ce$_3$PtIn$_{11}$ are investigated by thermodynamic and transport measurements at ambient and under hydrostatic pressure. At ambient pressure the compound exhibits two successive magnetic transitions at $T_1$ $\approx$ 2.2 K and $T_{\rm N}$ $\approx$ 2 K into antiferromagnetically ordered states and enters into a heavy fermion superconducting phase below $T_{\rm c}$ $\approx$ 0.32 K. The coexistence of long-range magnetic order and superconductivity is discussed in the context of the existence of the two crystallographically inequivalent Ce-sites in the unit cell of Ce$_3$PtIn$_{11}$. The experimental data allow us to construct the pressure-temperature phase diagram., Comment: accepted to PRB

We report on the single crystal properties of the novel U$_{2}$RhIn$_{8}$ compound studied in the context of parent URhIn$_{5}$ and UIn$_{3}$ systems. The compounds were prepared by In self-flux method. U$_{2}$RhIn$_{8}$ adopts the Ho$_{2}$CoGa$_{8}$-type structure with lattice parameters a $= 4.6056(6)$ \AA\ and c $= 11.9911(15)$ \AA. The behavior of U$_{2}$RhIn$_{8}$ strongly resembles that of the related URhIn$_{5}$ and UIn$_{3}$ with respect to magnetization, specific heat and resistivity except for magnetocrystalline anisotropy developing with lowering dimensionality in the series UIn$_{3}$ vs. U$_{2}$RhIn$_{8}$ and URhIn$_{5}$. U$_{2}$RhIn$_{8}$ orders antiferromagnetically below T$_{\textrm{N}}$ $= 117$ K and exhibits a slightly enhanced Sommerfeld coefficient $\gamma = 47$ mJ$\cdot$mol$^{-1}\cdot$K$^{-2}$. Magnetic field leaves the value of N\'{e}el temperature for both URhIn$_{5}$ and U$_{2}$RhIn$_{8}$ unaffected up to 9 T. On the other hand, T$_{\textrm{N}}$ is increasing with applying hydrostatic pressure up to 3.2 GPa. The weak temperature dependence of $\chi(T)$ in all studied compounds might be attributed to the mainly itinerant nature of 5f electrons. The character of uranium 5f electron states of U$_{2}$RhIn$_{8}$ was studied by first principles calculations based on the density functional theory. The overall phase diagram of U$_{2}$RhIn$_{8}$ is discussed in the context of magnetism in the related URhX$_{5}$ and UX$_{3}$ (X = In, Ga) compounds.

We report on synthesis and anisotropic physical properties of URhIn$_{5}$. High quality single crystals were grown in In-flux. The compound undergoes a second order phase transition into an antiferromagnetic state at T$_{\textrm{N}}$ = 98 K. The transition is field independent up to 9 T. An increase of the resistivity $\rho$ with j along the [100], [110] and [001] tetragonal axis indicates a spin-density-wave induced order with the gap opening first along the [001] direction. The magnetic susceptibility $\chi$ = M/H exhibits a strong anisotropy. Above T $=$ 200 K, $\chi$(T) follows Curie-Weiss law with the effective moment of $\mu_{\textrm{eff}}$ = 3.71 $\mu_{\textrm{B}}/$U and the Weiss temperatures of $\theta_{\textrm{P}}^{[100]} = -900$ K and $\theta_{\textrm{P}}^{[001]} = -500$ K for H $\parallel$ [100] and H $\parallel$ [001] respectively. The characteristic Kondo-like temperature for URhIn$_{5}$ yields T$_{\textrm{K}} =$ 125 K.

We report on single crystal growth and crystallographic parameters results of Ce$_2$PdIn$_8$, Ce$_3$PdIn$_{11}$, Ce$_2$PtIn$_8$ and Ce$_3$PtIn$_{11}$. The Pt-systems Ce$_2$PtIn$_8$ and Ce$_3$PtIn$_{11}$ are synthesized for the first time. All these compounds are member of the Ce$_n$T$_m$In$_{3n+2m}$ (n = 1, 2,..; m = 1, 2,.. and T = transition metal) to which the extensively studied heavy fermion superconductor CeCoIn$_5$ belongs. Single crystals have been grown by In self-flux method. Differential scanning calorimetry studies were used to derive optimal growth conditions. Evidently, the maximum growth conditions for these materials should not exceed 750 $^{\circ}$C. Single crystal x-ray data show that Ce$_2$TIn$_8$ compounds crystallize in the tetragonal Ho$_2$CoGa$_8$ phase (space group P4/mmm) with lattice parameters a =4.6898(3) $\AA$ and c =12.1490(8) $\AA$ for the Pt-based one (Pd: a = 4.6881(4) $\AA$ and c = 12.2031(8) \AA). The Ce$_3$TIn$_{11}$ compounds adopt the Ce$_3$PdIn$_{11}$ structure with a = 4.6874(4) $\AA$ and c = 16.8422(12) $\AA$ for the Pt-based one (Pd: a = 4.6896 $\AA$ and c = 16.891 \AA). Specific heat experiments on Ce$_3$PtIn$_{11}$ and Ce$_3$PdIn$_{11}$ have revealed that both compounds undergo two successive magnetic transitions at T$_1$ ~ 2.2 K followed by T$_N$ ~ 2.0 K and T$_1$ ~ 1.7 K and T$_N$ ~ 1.5 K, respectively. Additionally, both compounds exhibit enhanced Sommerfeld coefficients yielding {\gamma}$_{Pt}$ = 0.300 J/mol K$^2$ Ce ({\gamma}$_{Pd}$ = 0.290 J/mol K$^2$ Ce), hence qualifying them as heavy fermion materials.