Electrical resistivity $\rho$, specific heat C, and magnetic susceptibility $\chi$ measurements made on the filled skutterudite CeRu_4As_{ 12} reveal non-Fermi liquid (NFL) T - dependences at low T, i.e., $\rho$(T) $\sim$ T^{ 1.4} and weak power law or logarithmic divergences in C(T)/T and $\chi$(T). Measurements also show that the T - dependence of the thermoelectric power S(T) deviates from that seen in other Ce systems. The NFL behavior appears to be associated with fluctuations of the Ce valence between 3^+ and 4^+ rather than a typical Kondo lattice scenario that would be appropriate for an integral Ce valence of 3^+.
Categories: cond-mat.str-el