Quadrupolar effects in TmTe

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作者
Matsumura, T. [1 ]
Haga, Y. [1 ]
Nemoto, Y. [2 ]
Nakamura, S. [2 ]
Goto, T. [2 ]
Suzuki, T. [1 ]
机构
[1] Tohoku Univ, Dept Phys, Sendai, Miyagi 98077, Japan
[2] Tohoku Univ, Sci Measurements Res Inst, Sendai, Miyagi 98077, Japan
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10.1016/0921-4526(94)00465-8
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
摘要
Magnetic susceptibility, elastic constant, magnetization and specific heat measurements were performed on single crystal TmTe. All of these properties are explained by considering the quadrupolar effect due to the crystal field split Gamma(8) state. We also observed a phase transition at 1.7 K in specific heat and elastic constant measurements, which is expected to be quadrupolar ordering of the Gamma(8) ground state.
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