Prof Paul du Plessis 

Research Interest and Programmes

Involved in an experimental programme to synthesise and study new f-electron Kondo and heavy-fermion alloy systems. Research collaboration with Prof. A.M. Strydom (University of Johannesburg), Dr. M.B. Tchoula Tchokonte (University of the Western Cape), Dr. F.C. Ragel (South Eastern University of Sri Lanka) and Dr. D. Kaczorowski, (Institute for Low Temperature and Structure Research, Wroclaw, Poland).

Selected Recent Publications

• V H Tran, S Paschen, A Rabis, N Senthilkumaran, M Baenitz, F Steglich, P de V du Plessis & A M Strydom : Magnetic, transport, thermodynamic and NMR properties of a heavy-fermion semiconductor U2Ru2Sn, Phys. Rev. B 67, pp 75111-75118 (2003)
• M B Tchoula Tchokonte, P de V du Plessis & D Kaczorowski : Electrical transport and magnetic properties of (Ce1-xGdx) Pt2Si2(0 x 1), J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 15, pp 3767-3777 (2003)
• M B Tchoula Tchokonte, P de V du Plessis, A M Strydom, D Kaczorowski, A Czopnik & Z Kletowski: Specific heat, susceptibility, magnetotransport and thermoelectric power of the Kondo alloys (Ce1-xLax) Cu5 In. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16, pp 1981-1994 (2004)
• F C Ragel & P de V du Plessis : Transition from dense Kondo to the intermediate-valence regime in the Ce (Pt1-xNix)2Si2 alloys. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16, pp 2647-2660 (2004)
• M B Tchoula Tchokonte, P de V du Plessis & A M Strydom : Kondo lattice behaviour in Ce Pt2 (Si1-xSnx)2 alloys. Solid State Communications 136, pp 450-455 (2005)
• M B Tchoula Tchokonte, P de V du Plessis, A M Strydom & D Kaczorowski: Magnetic and electrical transport studies of Ce8Pd24Alx. Physica B 378-380, pp 849-850 (2006)

Contact Details

Tel: +27 (0) 11 559 3794
Fax: +27 (0) 11 559 2339
Auckland Park Kingsway Campus: 118 C1 Lab
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