Magnetic structure of TmNi2B2C

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作者
Chang, LJ [1 ]
Tomy, CV [1 ]
Paul, DM [1 ]
Ritter, C [1 ]
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[1] INST MAX VON LAUE PAUL LANGEVIN,F-38042 GRENOBLE 9,FRANCE
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1996年 / 54卷 / 13期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.54.9031
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Neutron-diffraction measurements have been carried out to determine the nature of the magnetic ordering in TmNi2B2C. TmNi2B2C exhibits superconductivity below 11 K and magnetic ordering below 1.5 K. The magnetic structure is incommensurate and consists of ferromagnetic (110) planes of Tm moments aligned along the c axis with the magnitude of the moments modulated sinusoidally along the (110) direction, the modulation wave vector having a magnitude of 0.241 Angstrom(-1). The magnetic structure as well as the modulation direction exhibited by TmNi2B2C is different from that of other RNi(2)B(2)C (R=Gd-Er) compounds. The modulated state formed by the Tm moments allows the superconductivity to coexist with the magnetic ordering below T-N.
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页码:9031 / 9034
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