MAGNETIC STUDIES OF FREE NONFERROMAGNETIC CLUSTERS

被引:141
作者
DOUGLASS, DC
BUCHER, JP
BLOOMFIELD, LA
机构
[1] Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1992年 / 45卷 / 11期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.45.6341
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Recent calculations have indicated the possibility of large permanent magnetic moments for clusters of nonferromagnetic materials. Here we describe Stern-Gerlach measurements of aluminum, chromium, palladium, and vanadium clusters, none of which are ferromagnetic in the bulk. No deflections were observed in any of these systems. Upper limits of the magnetic moments are reported.
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页码:6341 / 6344
页数:4
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