The single crystals of various rare earth (R) – transition metal intermetallic compounds within the class of R₂PdSi₃ with hexagonal AlB₂-type crystallographic structure exhibit a systematic dependence of anisotropic magnetic properties governed by the interplay of crystal-electric field effects and magnetic two-ion interactions. Lu₂PdSi₃ represents a non-magnetic member of the class of R₂PdSi₃ intermetallic compounds. No information has been available on the crystal growth, structure and physical properties of Lu₂PdSi₃ intermetallic compound. In this work, single crystals of the Lu₂PdSi₃ compound have been successfully grown at velocities of 5 and 3 mm/h by using the floating zone method with optical heating. The axial temperature profile across the floating zone indicates a steep temperature gradient at the interface of the growing crystal, which is a prerequisite for suppression of the morphological instability of the crystal/melt interface at moderate growth rates despite the sizeable composition difference between the crystal and the travelling solvent. Microstructure analysis of the quenched liquid zone shows that a structure of Lu₂PdSi₃ dendrites with interdendritic binary eutectic is formed. Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis reveals that the Lu₂PdSi₃ crystal has a Pd-depleted composition. The electrical resistivity and specific heat of the Lu₂PdSi₃ single crystals show this compound resembles a normal metal with relatively low Debye temperature. But the electrical resistivity displays a high anisotropy between orientations along the c-axis and within the plane perpendicular to the axis, respectively.

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