Magnetic and thermodynamic properties of Nd2Ni2Pb
J. Appl. Phys. 99, 08P303 (2006); doi:10.1063/1.2171958
Published 24 April 2006
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We report magnetic and thermodynamic measurements for Nd2Ni2Pb, one of the recently discovered R2Ni2Pb family of layered intermetallics. A specific heat jump at 19 K corresponds to an antiferromagnetic transition involving crystal-field-split Nd levels. Magnetization measurements show this phase to have a canted structure, with a metamagnetic transition to an aligned phase occurring in H=3 T at low temperatures. The single antiferromagnetic phase stands in contrast to the more complex magnetic structures and multiple transitions in the heavy-rare-earth members of this family.
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| History: | Presented 2 November 2005; published 24 April 2006 |
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KEYWORDS and PACS
neodymium alloys,
nickel alloys,
lead alloys,
antiferromagnetic materials,
specific heat,
magnetic transitions,
crystal field interactions,
magnetisation,
metamagnetism,
canted spin arrangements
- 75.60.Ej
Magnetization curves, hysteresis, Barkhausen and related effects - 75.50.Ee
Antiferromagnetics - 65.40.Ba
Heat capacity of crystalline solids - 75.30.Kz
Magnetic phase boundaries including magnetic transitions, metamagnetism, etc - 75.25.+z
Spin arrangements in magnetically ordered materials including neutron and spin-polarized electron studies, synchrotron-source X-ray scattering, etc - YEAR: 2006
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0021-8979 (print)
1089-7550 (online)
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