HEAT-CAPACITY OF GADOLINIUM NEAR THE CURIE-TEMPERATURE

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作者
BEDNARZ, G
GELDART, DJW
WHITE, MA
机构
[1] DALHOUSIE UNIV,DEPT CHEM,HALIFAX B3H 4J3,NS,CANADA
[2] DALHOUSIE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,HALIFAX B3H 4J3,NS,CANADA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1993年 / 47卷 / 21期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.47.14247
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
High-resolution ac calorimetric data near the Curie point are reported for several single crystals of gadolinium. The critical temperature and the shape of the heat-capacity curve near T(c) both depend on the sample-preparation procedure, including heat treatments. The heat-capacity data are analyzed in terms of predictions of renormalization-group theory. This analysis shows that the critical behavior of Gd is consistent with the picture of a complex critical behavior consisting of a series of crossovers dictated by the interplay between short-range and magnetic-dipolar interactions.
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页码:14247 / 14259
页数:13
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