ULTRASONIC BEHAVIOR NEAR SPIN-FLOP TRANSITION OF CR2O3

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SHAPIRA, Y
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[1] Physics Department, Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
[2] Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW | 1969年 / 187卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRev.187.734
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The attenuation of longitudinal and shear ultrasonic waves exhibits a peak at the spin-flop transition of Cr2O3. This peak is attributed to the presence of antiferromagnetic domains near the transition. The attenuation peak for longitudinal waves is accompanied by a dip in the phase velocity. The temperature variation of the spin-flop-transition field Hsf was measured from 4.2 to 305°K and is in very good agreement with earlier differential magnetization data obtained by Foner and Hou. At 4.2°K, Hsf=60.3±1.0 kG, whereas at 305°K, Hsf=121.2±1.5 kG. © 1969 The American Physical Society.
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