Magnetic and Transport Properties of R$\text{}_{3}$Cu$\text{}_{3}$Sb$\text{}_{4}$ Compounds (R = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, and Sm)D

Magnetic susceptibility, electrical resistivity, and thermopower of the series of the R$\text{}_{3}$Cu$\text{}_{3}$Sb$\text{}_{4}$ compounds (R=La-Sm) were measured over the temperature ranges 1.9-300 K (susceptibility and resistivity) and 80-370 K (thermopower). Below 25 K, resistivity of these compounds grows exponentially with decreasing temperature. For some compounds, R = Ce, Sm, a maximum on temperature dependence of resistivity is observed. Ce$\text{}_{3}$Cu$\text{}_{3}$Sb$\text{}_{4}$ compound undergoes a magnetic transition at 12 K.