We report on single crystal growth and crystallographic parameters results of CePdIn, CePdIn, CePtIn and CePtIn. The Pt-systems CePtIn and CePtIn are synthesized for the first time. All these compounds are member of the CeTIn (n = 1, 2,…; m = 1, 2,… and T = transition metal) to which the extensively studied heavy fermion superconductor CeCoIn belongs. Single crystals have been grown by In self-flux method. Differential scanning calorimetry studies were used to derive optimal growth conditions. Evidently, the maximum growth conditions for these materials should not exceed 750 C. Single crystal x-ray data show that CeTIn compounds crystallize in the tetragonal HoCoGa phase (space group P4/mmm) with lattice parameters a =4.6898(3) and c =12.1490(8) for the Pt-based one (Pd: a = 4.6881(4) and c = 12.2031(8) \AA). The CeTIn compounds adopt the CePdIn structure with a = 4.6874(4) and c = 16.8422(12) for the Pt-based one (Pd: a = 4.6896 and c = 16.891 \AA). Specific heat experiments on CePtIn and CePdIn have revealed that both compounds undergo two successive magnetic transitions at T ~ 2.2 K followed by T ~ 2.0 K and T ~ 1.7 K and T ~ 1.5 K, respectively. Additionally, both compounds exhibit enhanced Sommerfeld coefficients yielding {\gamma} = 0.300 J/mol K Ce ({\gamma} = 0.290 J/mol K Ce), hence qualifying them as heavy fermion materials.

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