Magnetic Properties of $RSn_{2}$ (R = Tb, Dy) Compounds

Polycrystalline samples of $TbSn_{2}$ and $DySn_{2}$ were studied by means of magnetic susceptibility, electrical resistivity and heat capacity measurements. Both compounds have been found to order antiferromagnetically at low temperatures with some extra features in the ordered state due to changes in their magnetic structures. The two stannides exhibit metallic conductivity. The estimated crystal field levels splitting of $Tb^{3+}$ and $Dy^{3+}$ ground multiplets do not exceed 75 K.