POWDER EPR OF GD3+ IN THE SUPERCONDUCTORS SNMO6S8 AND PBMO6S8

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ODERMATT, R [1 ]
HARDIMAN, M [1 ]
VANMEIJEL, J [1 ]
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[1] CATHOLIC UNIV LEUVEN,DEPT NAT SCI,B-3000 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM
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10.1016/0038-1098(79)90872-X
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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EPR spectra at 35 and 60 GHz of Gd3+ diluted (∼1%) in powdered SnMo6S8 and PbMo6S8 are presented and interpreted. The crystal field is found to be axial, with D = b20=-760 gauss and -740 Gauss for the tin and lead compounds respectively. Values are obtained for <J(q)> and J(q = 0). Below Tc the impurity to conduction electron relaxation rate is no longer proportional to temperature but decreases more rapidly. From this temperature dependence we extract a value for 2Δ kTc of roughly 5 for both compounds. © 1979.
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