THE EFFECT OF MAGNETIC-ORDERING ON THE CRYSTAL-FIELD LEVELS OF ERNI2B2C

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作者
GARDNER, JS
TOMY, CV
AFALFIZ, L
BALAKRISHNAN, G
PAUL, DM
RAINFORD, BD
CYWINSKI, R
ECCLESTON, RS
GOREMYCHKIN, EA
机构
[1] UNIV WARWICK,DEPT PHYS,COVENTRY CV4 7AL,W MIDLANDS,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,DEPT PHYS,SOUTHAMPTON SO9 5NH,HANTS,ENGLAND
[3] UNIV READING,DEPT PHYS,READING RG6 2AF,BERKS,ENGLAND
[4] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB,ISIS,DIDCOT OX11 0QX,OXON,ENGLAND
来源
PHYSICA B | 1995年 / 213卷
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10.1016/0921-4526(95)00084-M
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
The quaternary compound ErNi2B2C becomes superconducting with a critical temperature of 9 K. DC magnetisation indicates the presence of magnetic ordering of the Er moments at approximate to 7 K. Specific heat measurements show a Schottky anomaly around 45 K with a magnitude of 10 J mol K-1 which agrees well with our model for the crystal-field scheme and neutron scattering data. We observed changes in the widths and positions of peaks in the crystal-field spectra, indicating the build up of magnetic interactions with the f electrons and thus contributing to the crystal-held Hamiltonian.
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